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Plea challenges two hand requirement for medical course admissions
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to reply to a petition by a disabled woman challenging a provision in the General Medical Admission Regulation, which requires both hands to be intact for being considered for a medical course.
A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan asked the Ministries of Health, Human Resource Development and Social Justice, the National Medical Commission, Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Hospital to give their stand on the woman’s petition.
Reconsider Two-Hand Requirement For Medical Course: HC Seeks Centre s Response
The petitioner, Baibhavi Sharma, who has only one arm from birth, had qualified NEET and was allotted a seat under PwD category
PTI 17 December 2020 PTI PTI 2020-12-17T16:08:57+05:30 Reconsider Two-Hand Requirement For Medical Course: HC Seeks Centre s Response outlookindia.com 2020-12-17T16:23:26+05:30
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of the Centre on a disabled woman s plea challenging a provision in the General Medical Admission Regulation which requires both hands to be intact for being considered for a medical course.
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the ministries of Health, Human Resource Development and Social Justice as well as the National Medical Commission, Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Hospital seeking their stand on the woman s petition.
5 UG medical seats reserved for COVID warriors’ wards from Puducherry
The seats were reserved in Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, MGMS Vardha (Maharashtra), NSCB Medical college Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), JLN Medical College (Ajmer) and GMC Haldwani (Uttarakhand) Updated: December 14, 2020 11:35:05 am
Candidates who are wards of deceased Covid warriors and front line workers and have qualified in the NEET examination can apply for the five seats. Representational image/ file
Five undergraduate medical seats have been earmarked for the children of deceased COVID-19 warriors in Puducherry in as many colleges across the country for 2020-21 under a central scheme, the union territory government said on Sunday.
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