Supreme Court of India

Pranay Kumar Podder v. State of Tripura and Others

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Reported as [2017] 2 S.C.R. 797
Bench Dipak Misra and A. M. Khanwilkar JJ.
Decided 23 March 2017

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid submissions, we direct as follows:­ (!) The Medical Counci I oflndia shall constitute a Committee of experts that shall .include the representatives of the Medical Council of India, experts from genetics, ophthalmology, psychiatry and medical education, who shall be from outside the members of the MediCal Council of India .. At this juncture, we must apprecia~ly state that Mr.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Education/Educational institutions - Admission to medical college - Students declared ineligible to take admission to MBBS course on the score that they suffered partial colour blindness - Question for consideration before this court is whether Medical Council of India can debar the candidates suffering from CVD to undertake medical courses on the basis of decision taken by the General Body - Thi.s Court directed MedicaL Council of India to constitute Expert .Committee that shall include the representatives of the Medical Council of India, experts from genetics, ophthalmology, psychiatry and

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