The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a writ petition filed by an MBBS student challenging the termination of his admission at Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Balangir, Odisha, allegedly without prior notice or a hearing.
A partial working day bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and R. Mahadevan dismissed the plea as withdrawn, after questioning why the petitioner had not approached the high court first.
“We are not going to entertain a direct writ petition here,” Justice Bindal observed during the brief hearing, prompting the student’s counsel, Harshit Agrawal, to withdraw the petition with liberty to move the high court.
The petitioner had sought reinstatement into the MBBS course for the 2024–2029 academic session, arguing that his admission was terminated in violation of the principles of natural justice. The plea also urged the apex court to direct the formulation of uniform procedural safeguards for disciplinary actions in medical institutions to ensure transparency and fairness.
Agrawal’s counsel cited a previous Supreme Court case involving a similar issue, where the court had issued notice in a challenge to the vacation of interim protection against admission termination. He also pointed out that a related transfer petition is pending and listed for hearing on July 14.
The student had named multiple parties in his petition, including the Union of India, the National Medical Commission (NMC), Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), National Testing Agency (NTA), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Bhima Bhoi Medical College.
With the top court declining to intervene at this stage, the petitioner is now expected to take his challenge to the appropriate high court forum.
