Supreme Court of India

Sukh Sagar Medical College & Hospital v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 11 S.C.R. 397
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 31 July 2020

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Chintpurni Medical College (supra) does not lay down in absolute terms that the State cannot revoke the Essentiality Certificate once granted for opening of a new medical college within the State.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Education/Educational Institutions – Essentiality ertificate granted to appellant-Trust in 2014 for establishing a medical college – Eventually, Conditional Letter of Permission granted for academic year 2016-17 – However, renewal permissions not issu ed by MCI for three successive academic sessions due to gross deficiencies – Essentiality Certificate cancelled – Challenged by appellant – Rejected – On appeal, held: Appellant failed to fulfil even th e minimum benchmark of standards specified by MCI allo wing it to run the medical college – Even in Chintpurni Medical College and Hospital &

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