Rs 103. 96 Cr excess charges from MBBS students, No relief from HC
Himachal Pradesh High court today did not give any relief to Maharishi Markandeshwar University and its affiliated Markandeshwar Medical College Kummerhati, Solan district found guilty by H.P. State Private Regularity Educational Commission to charging excess fee tunes to Rs.1,03,965,3000 from around 1100 MBBS students during 2012 to 2020 periods. The matter was listed for hearing before the Division bench of justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and justice Chander Bhushan Bariwala on Thursday to stay the June 9, 2022 order of Commission which has imposed tunes to Rs 45 lakh penalty on the entrant University giving three months times to refunds the excess fee. The counsel for the petitioner requested to stay the impugned order HPSPREC alleging that it was not signed by the complete corium. Defending the said order the counsel for HPSPREC Naresh Kaul said that out of two member of Commission heard this matter one member Shashi Kant Sharma did not signed order as his daughter also enrolled in the University. The defense counsel opposed the staying of order stating in the court that three months times was already allotted to University to implement the Commission order on the Petition filled by two MBBS (passed out) students who blamed MMU to charged excess fee from them. MMU challenged the order of Commission before Himachal Pradesh High court on July 19 seeking quashing of order and seeking stay on it. In the High court on Thursday (today) justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan also recused him from the bench stating that Major General Atul Kaushik also known to him. Thus bench did not grant stay on the Commission order.
The respondent said that no final order was passed by HC on its Petition today as one of judge recuse from the matter the issue to be listed before another bench to hear the matter afresh. On June 9 taking cognizance of two separate Complaints, found the respondent University and others guilty for charging excess amount of Rs. 6.05.500/- from Dr. Nividita and Rs. 8,95,500 / – from Dr. Yamini which amounts to Rs. 15,01,000. Commission said in the order that records of University submit before it also revealed that more than 1100 students who passed out and studying between 2012 to 2020 were charged excess fee tunes to Rs.1,03,965,3000 . University cum medical College remained in thick controversy over similar intimidation in the past was found indulged in by Commission extortion of money from the students in the name of tuition fee , hostel fee , University charges and development charges etc It is worthwhile to mention that matter was examined by the Chairman Major General Atul Kaushik and member Dr Shashi Kant Sharma However it ordered was passed by the Chairman of Commission however the other member decided to recused from order showing his personal reasons. . The counsel for complaint students Rajiv Rai was present in the court and also opposed the petition.
