Bombay HC Refused To Stay Final Year Exam For Medical And Dental Courses

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday ruled and refused to stay final-year examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses, starting from August 17 and August 25, respectively.

The bench of chief justice Dipankar Datta and justice Surendra Tavade, said, ‘We don’t think it is proper to stay the examinations,’. ‘There could be students, other than the petitioners, who are willing to appear for the physical examination and might have prepared for the same. It would not be proper to stay the examinations behind their back.’

The bench was hearing a petition filed by 24 students of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) courses from different districts of the state, challenging the decision of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) to hold final-year examinations, requiring physical presence of students for both, practical and theory papers.