Supreme Court of India

Medical Council of India v. State of Karnataka and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1998] 3 S.C.R. 740

Bench M.M. Punchhi CJI, K.T. Thomas and D.P Wadhwa JJ.

Decided 16 July 1998

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Indian Medical Council Act I956 And The Amending Act 3I of I993- Ss JOA. JOB & IOC- The Central Act Prevails over the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act and the Karnataka State Universities Act, and will override any provision in the said State enactments repugnant to the provisions of the Central Act-Any Medical college/University which wants to increase the admission capacity has to apply to the Central Govt. with the permission of both the State Govt. and the concerned University- Only the Medical Council can prescribe the number of students to be

Authorities it was built on

1981 State of M.P. and Anr. v. Kumari Nivedita Jain and Ors. cited by 20

Where later benches applied it

2018 Medical Council of India v. The Chairman, S. R. Educational and Charitable Trust & Anr. relied on
2013 Manohar Lal Sharma v. M.C.I. and Others relied on
2012 Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya v. State of U.P. & Ors. relied on
2012 Medical Council of India v. Rama Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur & Anr. relied on
2023 Baharul Islam & Ors. v. Indian Medical Association and Ors. referred to
2016 State of U.P. & Ors. v. Dr. Dinesh Singh Chauhan referred to
2013 Christian Medical College Vellore & Ors v. Union of India and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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