Prohibition on transfer of medical student to another college invalid: HC

Delhi HC rules prohibition on transfer of medical student to another college invalid

The court passed the verdict on February 4 while dealing with a petition by a medical student, having 40% visual impairment, who sought his migration from Government Medical College, Barmer, to a college in Delhi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court has ruled that the total prohibition on transfer or migration of a medical student from one college to another is invalid while directing the National Medical Commission to formulate a “pr…

'Manifestly unreasonable': Delhi HC quashes NMC regulation barring migration, permits transfer for visually impaired student - tennews.in: National News Portal

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has struck down a provision of the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023, which imposed a blanket ban on migration of medical students from one institution to another, holding it to be “manifestly unreasonable and arbitrary” and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. A division bench […] The post ‘Manifestly unreasonable’: Delhi HC quashes NMC regulation barring migration, permits transfe…

'Manifestly unreasonable': Delhi HC quashes NMC regulation barring migration, permits transfer for visually impaired student

New Delhi, Feb 5, 2026 The Delhi High Court has struck down a provision of the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023, which imposed a blanket ban on migration of medical students from one institution to another, holding it to be “manifestly unreasonable and arbitrary” and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. A division bench of Chief Justice (CJ) Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia ruled that a complete prohibition on…

Prohibition on transfer of medical student to another college invalid: HC

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has ruled that the total prohibition on transfer or migration of a medical student from one college to another is invalid, and directed the National Medical Commission to formulate a "proper policy" to permit migration while putting in place the requisite conditions. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said Regulation 18 of the Graduate Medical Education Regulation, 2023 was …