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2023 Supreme(Raj) 2079

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN
Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.
M.I.d. Paramedical Institute - Petitioner
Versus
State of Rajasthan and Others – Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8889 of 2023
Decided On : 01-08-2023

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. B.S. Sandhu a/w Mr. Rishabh Purohit.
For the Respondents: Mr. Bhavit Sharma, Mr. Mohit Singhvi. Mr. Abhinav Jain.

Headnote:(A) Paramedical Council Act - Section 30 - Writ petition for recognition of institution to conduct Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) course claimed for academic session 2022-23 - Appellate authority quashed earlier rejection, directing consideration for the session sought - Court emphasized statutory obligations must be fulfilled to ensure the integrity of the educational process - Respondents directed to allow petitioner to participate in remaining counseling. (Paras 2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner, an educational institute, applied for permission to start paramedical courses including DMLT, which was initially rejected by the respondents. Following appeals under Section 30, the appellate authority permitted consideration of the DMLT course but issued temporary recognition starting from session 2023-24 only.

Findings of Court:
The court found that the decision by the appellate authority must be honored as it aligns with statutory mandates, allowing participation in counseling for session 2022-23 due to outstanding vacancies.

Issues: The issues addressed include whether the petitioner was entitled to recognition for the session 2022-23 after a successful appeal and the validity of the temporary recognition dated from 2023-24.

Ratio Decidendi: The court ruled that the Paramedical Council must adhere to statutory principles ensuring that post-appeal decisions of the authority give full effect to the previous appellate rulings with respect to the DMLT course for the session 2022-23.

Result: Petitioner's applications were allowed, and the respondents were directed to permit participation in the remaining counseling for session 2022-23.

Table of Content
1. relief sought for educational recognition. (Para 1)
2. petitioner's arguments on paramedical course approvals. (Para 2)
3. counterarguments from respondents on recognized seats. (Para 3)
4. status of ongoing counseling for session 2022-23. (Para 4)
5. court's analysis on statutory compliance. (Para 5)
6. conclusion on the petition's dismissal. (Para 6)

ORDER :

(Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.)

The present writ petition has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:-

    "(A)That the writ petition filed by the petitioner institution may kindly be allowed and;

    (B) That through appropriate writ, direction or order, the respondents may kindly be directed to amend the NOC/Permission dated 28.06.2023 (Annex.-16) to the extent that the petitioner institution may be allowed to conduct DMLT course from academic session 2022-23 onwards and;

    (C) The petitioner institution may kindly be allowed to participate in the counselling for the academic session 2022-23 with 50 seats for DMLT course and;

    (D) That the petitioner institution may kindly be allowed to fill it's seats on it's own if it is not allow to participate in the counselling for academic session 2022-23."

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an educational institute, which applied for permission to start paramedical courses, which included Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology, Diploma in Radiation Technology, Diploma in Operation Theater Technology, Diploma in Orthopedic Technology and Diploma in Emergency and Trauma Centre Technology.

2.1 The applications were invited for the session 2022-23, when the respondents did not respond to the applications, the petitioner-institute filed writ petitions bearing S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.13211/2022 and 14718/2022 whereby this Court passed orders on 13.09.2022 & 30.09.2022 respectively, in which, this Court directed the respondents to pass an appropriate orders within a period of three months.

2.2 Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner-institute who was having its own 100 bedded hospital and was completing the requisite formalities accordingly sought necessary inspection for the ongoing Session of 2022-23. Pursuant to the application submitted by the petitioner-institute, the respondents Rajasthan Paramedical Council on 09.01.2023, rejected the application filed by the petitioner for the aforesaid five paramedical courses. The petitioner immediately sought for the appellate remedy, which is under Section 30 of the Paramedical Council Act , by filing an appeal on 03.02.2023, before the Principal Secretary Medical and Health (Group-3) Secretariat, Jaipur. The said appeal was decided on 08.06.2023 in favour of the petitioner-institution, while quashing the rejection order dated 09.01.2023, directed respondent-Rajasthan Paramedical Council that out of the five Paramedical Courses, as applied by the petitioner-institution, the documents for one Diploma Course i.e. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology may be considered.

2.3 Learned counsel, thus, submits that in a successful statutory remedy, the petitioner got a positive order for consideration of the Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology, but despite that the respondents have granted temporary recognition to the petitioner-institution vide order dated 28.06.2023 for Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology Course with 50 seats for session of 2023- 24.

2.4 Learned counsel also submits that the foundation for the DMLT course was for the session 2022-23 and once the petitioner has succeeded in the statutory appeal and his documentation was for the session 2022-23, then the NOC granted from 2023-2024 ought to have included for session 2022-23 also.

2.5 Learned counsel further submits that the approval for the temporary recognition for 50 seats for Session 2023-24 shows that the petitioner-institution on the pedestal of his application for the session 2022-23 was already having such qualification and standard and eligibility to run such

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