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NAVIN CHAWLA
Radhika Ashar – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
ORDER
Navin Chawla, J. (Oral). - This appeal has been filed by the appellants challenging the judgment dated 13.12.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) 10229 of 2021, titled Radhika Ashar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., holding that while the claim of the petitioners that they be allowed to participate in the counselling process of the All India Ayush Post-graduate Entrance Test, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the 'AIAPGET - 2021') cannot be granted as they have not completed their compulsory one-year rotating internship by 31.12.2021, however, the order will not come in the way of the Union of India taking a fresh decision in view of the revised schedule for counselling, subject to the orders of the Supreme Court in that regard.
2. It is the case of the appellants that they are the final year students of BUMS/BAMS/BSMS/BHMS course(s) in different Universities/Colleges located in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, National Capital Territory of Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, et cetera. Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown declared by the Central Government, the final-year examinations, which were originall
The court emphasized that it cannot substitute the decision of the Body charged with fixing the cut-off date for completion of the internship and granting relief would result in discrimination agains....
Eligibility criteria for postgraduate AYUSH courses require timely completion of internships, and courts cannot grant extensions without demonstrating manifest arbitrariness.
Point of law: Court is sympathetic to the passionate claim that has been made by the petitioner seeking for the extension of the cut-off date for completion of the internship. However, sympathy by it....
Education Law - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Extension of date of completion of internship - Respondents have already extended cut-off date for completion of the internship, keeping in mi....
Courts should defer to the wisdom of administrators in academic institutions and regulatory authorities in matters concerning academic policies, including admission criteria, unless shown to be plain....
Judicial discretion in extending eligibility deadlines for medical examinations should be exercised cautiously, respecting established procedures and avoiding arbitrary interventions based on individ....
The Court emphasized the importance of adhering to the schedule set by regulatory authorities and the need to avoid disrupting the academic schedule by continuously extending the admissions process.
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