BENGALURU: Karnataka excessive courtroom has ordered authorities to enrol national-level swimmer Siri Srikanth in an MBBS course after she was illegally denied admission for the 2022-23 session.
Srikanth had appeared for CET and NEET examinations, securing the twenty fourth place amongst 618 candidates certified for MBBS admission beneath the sports activities quota. The checklist was revised in Oct 2022 and Srikanth was ranked 29, however she was denied admission.As an alternative, Sathwik Shivanand, a state-level chess participant initially ranked 117th after which 129th within the revised checklist, was admitted together with SR Pranitha, whose identify was not there within the checklist.
On account of a number of disputes, candidates litigated the matter, leading to a revised checklist per the course of Supreme Court docket. Once more, Srikanth was missed for admission. State govt advisable her admissions for the educational yr 2024-25.
Armed with suggestion, Srikanth moved HC. Each state govt and Karnataka Examination Authority argued the advice was based mostly on Karnataka Collection of Candidates for Admission to Govt Seats in Skilled Instructional Establishments Guidelines, 2006. However Nationwide Medical Council stated the petitioner can’t be accommodated in 2024-25 session.
A division bench comprising chief justice NV Anjaria and justice KV Aravind then got here to Srikanth’s rescue, stressing that the choice of Sathwik Shivanand as a substitute of Srikanth who secured national-level silver and bronze medals was unjustified.
Srikanth had appeared for CET and NEET examinations, securing the twenty fourth place amongst 618 candidates certified for MBBS admission beneath the sports activities quota. The checklist was revised in Oct 2022 and Srikanth was ranked 29, however she was denied admission.As an alternative, Sathwik Shivanand, a state-level chess participant initially ranked 117th after which 129th within the revised checklist, was admitted together with SR Pranitha, whose identify was not there within the checklist.
On account of a number of disputes, candidates litigated the matter, leading to a revised checklist per the course of Supreme Court docket. Once more, Srikanth was missed for admission. State govt advisable her admissions for the educational yr 2024-25.
Armed with suggestion, Srikanth moved HC. Each state govt and Karnataka Examination Authority argued the advice was based mostly on Karnataka Collection of Candidates for Admission to Govt Seats in Skilled Instructional Establishments Guidelines, 2006. However Nationwide Medical Council stated the petitioner can’t be accommodated in 2024-25 session.
A division bench comprising chief justice NV Anjaria and justice KV Aravind then got here to Srikanth’s rescue, stressing that the choice of Sathwik Shivanand as a substitute of Srikanth who secured national-level silver and bronze medals was unjustified.
