Similar case... http://m.hindustantimes.com/education/madras-hc-orders-one-mbbs-seat-to-be-kept-vacant-for-candidate-with-55-disability/story-meZzR1UcNd2MxX6TBSfgvI.html
Madras HC orders one MBBS seat to be kept vacant for candidate with 55% disabilityPetitioner A Mathumitha had challenged the ban on disabled candidates, saying she could do non-clinical courses like microbiology, pathology, pharmacology and community medicine In her petition to Madras high court A Mathumita had submitted that the MBBS course was a common degree upon which several specialised PG courses, namely clinical and non-clinical could be done by a disabled candidate(Shutterstock) Updated: Jul 12, 2017 12:52 IST By Press Trust of India, Press Trust of India Chennai The Madras High Court has asked that a seat in an MBBS college be kept vacant for a girl student with 55% upper limb disability. A Mathumita , 18, challenged medical college admission rules which did not allow her to study medicine The candidate wronte NEET examination this year and qualified. She was, however, in for a shock because after filing her application under physically handicapped (PH) category she was told that people with upper limb disability were ineligible as per clauses (1)(k), VIII (40)(iii)(a) and (e) which summarily excluded such candidates. Justice K Ravichandra Baabu of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Selection Committee and the Directorate of Medical Education to keep one seat vacant in the MBBS course for 2017-18 for A Mathumitha till July 25 and directed that a counter affidavit be filed by then. In her petition Mathumita submitted that the MBBS course was a common degree upon which several specialised PG courses, namely clinical and non-clinical could be done. Candidates who had completed clinical courses (medicine and surgery categories) alone could practice and treat patients. Non-clinical medical experts would be dealing with research and development and laboratory oriented jobs with the designations of doctors. In such circumstances, those candidates with upper limb disabilities did not deserve any blanket denial of admission, she said. There were non-clinical courses like microbiology, pathology, pharmacology and community medicines which she could do, Mathumitha said. On 26 Sep 2017 6:38 pm, "Payal Kapoor via Ai" < ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> wrote: > wonder if Sharad got any help in Bangalore after completing his > masters in psychiatry from NIMHANS. > i remember him writing here with some such issue as well after > finishing his MBBS to begin with , no less. > any idea what happened there? > > On 9/26/17, Kanchan Pamnani via Ai <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> > wrote: > > Superb test case. If Suresh wants to be a doctor then I hope he gets good > > legal help and has plenty of patience and nerve. When we worked on > Kritika's > > case for mainstream physiotherapy we did quite a lot of research on the > > medical profession. > > The battle is long and very hard. I do feel it is winnable -if not now > then > > in a few years. > > Kanchan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf > Of > > George Abraham via Ai > > Sent: 26 September 2017 17:44 > > To: 'Share, empower &Enrich' > > Cc: George Abraham > > Subject: Re: [Ai] Jeevan Prakash Sharma reports: Blind student’s suicide > > threat: MCI asks Karnataka college to provide counselling > > > > There are blind doctors working as Psychiatrists in the US. There are > blind > > doctors working in the Indian system too. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf > Of > > avinash shahi via Ai > > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 4:10 PM > > To: ai > > Cc: avinash shahi > > Subject: [Ai] Jeevan Prakash Sharma reports: Blind student’s suicide > threat: > > MCI asks Karnataka college to provide counselling > > > > Dont' we have blind doctors in any of the western countries? any info? > > anyone? > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/blind-student-s- > suicide-threat-mci-asks-karnataka-college-to-provide-counselling/story- > yliQkaGBCxLvdrOSAGywEL.html > > The country’s medical education regulator has asked a Karnataka college > to > > provide counselling to a second year MBBS student who has threatened > suicide > > after his admission was cancelled because of a severe visual disability. > > > > The Medical Council of India (MCI) was examining if Suresh could be cured > > though on face of it, the condition seemed incurable, an official told > > Hindustan Times on Monday. > > > > “If so, then there is no way we can allow the student to continue MBBS > > because our norms are very clear as far as physical disability is > > concerned,” the official said. > > > > As reported by Hindustan Times, 19-year-old Suresh, who hails from > Raichur > > in Karnataka, can’t see beyond 8cm. > > > > He threatened suicide after the MCI found his condition too severe for an > > aspiring doctor and cancelled his admission to the Raichur Institute of > > Medical Sciences. > > > > He was given admission against seats set aside for disabled students. > > > > In its letter, a copy of which is with Hindustan Times, the MCI has asked > > the college and Raichur district magistrate to handle the case > sensitively. > > > > The cancellation order came on June 26, 2017 after Suresh had completed > the > > first of the five years of the medical programme. > > > > MCI rules say the only disability allowed in medical colleges is of the > > lower limbs, and a candidate has to fall under the 50%-70% severity to be > > eligible for a reserved seat. Someone with more severe condition is not > > eligible for admission. > > > > Parliament in December 2016 passed a bill providing 5% reservation > without > > exception to the disabled in all educational institutes. > > Suresh can’t benefit > > from the law as it came into force in April 2017, almost a year after he > > joined the college. > > > > “…we want this matter to be settled early so that he does not waste more > > time on a career option that is practically not possible for him to > pursue,” > > the MCI official said. > > > > Suresh wrote a “Notice of Death” to the MCI on August 28, detailing his > > struggle to get into a medical college. > > > > The Kalaburagi bench of Karnataka high court, where Suresh challenged the > > cancellation, has allowed him to continue the course till its final > > decision, expected in February 2018. > > > > The court had earlier allowed him to sit his first year examination. > > > > When contacted, Suresh said he was determined to fulfil his childhood > dream > > of being a doctor. > > article end > > > > > > -- > > Avinash Shahi > > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > Disclaimer: > > 1. 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