HC Orders Medical College to Pay ₹15L for Denial of MBBS Seat to Student

The High Court has ordered Sri Siddhartha Medical College in Tumakuru to pay Rs 15 lakh in compensation to a student who was denied admission to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), course in 2017-18 despite meeting eligibility requirements.

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The division bench of Justice Anu Sivaramana and Justice K Manmadha Rao delivered the verdict on August 20.

The court noted that the petitioner Sanjana V from Tumakuru, who had secured All India Rank 1,95,911 in NEET-2017, had paid the first-year fees and submitted a bank guarantee on time in September 2017. However, admission was denied due to an illegal demand raised by the college. Instead, the seat was given to a less meritorious candidate, the bench observed.