The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs.5 crore on the city-based Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) for admitting additional 50 students in violation of order of the Medical Council of India.
“Costs of Rs.5 crore are imposed on KIMS for playing with the future of its students and the mess that it has created for them. The amount will be deposited by KIMS in the registry of this court within six weeks from today (Friday),” ordered the two-member Division Bench of Supreme Court comprising Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice N.V. Ramana.
The Division Bench made it clear that “the amount of Rs.5 crore so deposited towards the costs shall not be recovered in any manner from any student or adjusted against the fees or provision of facilities for students of any present or subsequent batches.”
According to the judgment of the Division Bench, KIMS, a recognised medical college, is entitled to admit 100 students every year to the MBBS course.
The Apex Court restrained KIMS from increasing the intake of students from 100 students to 150 students for the MBBS course for the academic year 2016-17 and 2017-18. “The MCI and the Central Government shall enforce strict compliance of this direction,” the court ordered.
