SC IMPOSES ₹5 CR FINE ON UNNAO MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR CODE BREACH

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday imposed ₹5 crore fine on a private medical college in Unnao for granting admission to students in violation of the Medical Council of India (MCI) regulations.

A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat noted that Saraswati Medical College admitted 132 students on its own without seeking a nod from Director General Medical Education, UP. The bench held that cancelling the admission would serve no purpose, but directed them to do 2-year community service after their MBBS course.

The apex court also directed the medical college not to recover the amount from the students in any manner whatsoever.