Arkadip Choudhary vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.52

COURT NO.2

SECTION X

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

<pre>Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 106/2023</pre>

KEVIN JOY & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

(IA No. 24065/2023 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF, IA No. 121308/2023 -INTERLOCUTARY APPLICATION, IA No. 170391/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 84503/2023 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 36607/2023 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 30252/2023 PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. ADDITIONAL <table><tbody>PERMISSIONTO</tbody> 24063/2023 FTI F DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH

$W.P.(C)$ No. 193/2023 (X) 35732/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL, (IA No. DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. 34882/2023 - STAY APPLICATION) $W.P.(C)$ No. 312/2023 (X) (IA No. 89822/2023 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION) $W.P.(C)$ No. 385/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.59945/2023-EX-PARTE STAY) $W.P.(C)$ No. 567/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) $W.P.(C)$ No. 844/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.160904/2023-EX-PARTE AD-INTERIM RELIEF) Date: 03-01-2025 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN For Petitioner(s) Mr. Ramesh Allanki, Adv. Not Verified Ms. Aruna Gupta, Adv. Mr. Siddhant Buxy, AOR Mr. Syed Ahmad Naqvi, Adv.

Mr. Md. Farman, AOR Mr. Viresh Kumar Yadav, Adv. Mr. Aditya Tanwar, Adv.

Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, AOR Ms. Yashmita Pandey, Adv. Mr. Vishnu Sharma A.s., AOR Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR For Respondent(s) Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G. Mr. B.K.Satija, Adv. Ms. Ameyvikrama Thanvi, Adv. Ms. Shagun Thakur, Adv. Mr. T.S.Sabarish, Adv. Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv. Ms. Shreya Jain, Adv. Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR Mr. G.S. Makker, AOR Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Rohit Bansal, Adv. Ms. Mrinalini Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Neeraj, A.A.G. Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Adv. Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, AOR Mr. Rudra Paliwal, Adv. Mr. Vedansh Anand, Adv. Ms. Swati Mishra, Adv. Ms. Drishti Saraf, Adv. Ms. Pragya Upadhyay, Adv. Ms. Damini Garg, Adv. Ms. Jyotsna Vyas, Adv. Mr. Rushab Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AOR Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv. Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv. Mr. Santhosh K, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Ms. Devyani Bhatt, Adv. Ms. Neha Singh, Adv. Mr. Waize Alinoor, Adv. Mr. Mrinal Kumar Sharma, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

1. Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Union of India states that in pursuance of the orders dated 13.04.2023 and 04.07.2023 passed by this Court, the Union of India had appointed a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Director General of Health Services to consider the perspectives of various stakeholders.

2. Learned Additional Solicitor General submits that the Committee has submitted its report. However, she submitted that since the concern of the various stakeholders including the State Government/Union Territories, the National Medical Council and the National Board of Examination is involved, it will be appropriate that the Union of India to convene a meeting with all the stakeholders and comes with a proposal before this Court.

3. We, therefore, direct the Union of India to hold a meeting with all the stakeholders, including representatives from all the States/UTs and the private medical colleges to consider the report of the Expert Committee.

4. We would appreciate the Union of India to take a decision on the issue within a period of three months to ensure there are no complications in the admission process for the next academic session.

5. List this matter in the fourth week of April, 2025.

(DEEPAK SINGH) (ANJU KAPOOR) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)

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