MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA versus JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE & ANR.
[2016] 1 S.C.R. 509, Supreme Court of India, 2016
Outcome: Disposed off
Segment: Holding
[2016] 1 S.C.R. 509 
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA 
v. 
JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE & ANR. 
(Civil Appeal No. 195of2016) 
JANUARY 12, 2016 
[MADAN B: LOKUR AND R.K. AGRAWAL, JJ.] 
Educatio11/Educatio11al I11stitutio11s: Admission - Respondent 
college did not comply with the directions passed in Supreme Courts 
judgment in MCI vs. JSS Medical College (2012) 5 SCC 628 and 
rather permitted the students to continue their studies - The conduct 
of respondent college is most unfortunate - In order to send message 
to the respondent college and other medical colleges, respondent 
college is directed to deposit an amount of Rs. 5 crores in the registry 
of the Supreme Court - The amount so deposited towards costs shall 
not be recovered in any manner from any student or adjusted against 
the fees or provision of facilities for students of subsequent batches 
- Further to send strong message to respondent college and other 
medical colleges, respondent college is permitted to admit only 150 
students as against the sa11ctio11ed strength of 200 for the next 
academic year - Appeal disposed of 
Medical Council of India vs. JSS Medical College and 
Another 2012 (1) SCR 136 : (2012) 5 SCC 628 -
referred to. 
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No. 195 
of2016 
From the Judgment and Order dated 10.02.2012 of the High Comt 
ofKarnataka at Bangalore in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 31587 of201 J 
.... Vikas Singh, Gaurav Sharma, Prateek Bhatia, Dhawal Mohan for 
the Appellant. 
Shashikiran Shetty,
K. K. Venugopal, Sharan Thakur, Vijay Kr. 
Pardeshi, V. Ramesh, Mahesh Thakur, Dr. Sushi I Balwada, V. N. 
Raghupathy, S. Udaya Kumar Sagar, Bina Madhavan, Akanksha Mehra, 
Shrinjan Khosla, Swati Vellodi, Mrityunjai Singh, (For Mis. Lawyer S 
Knit & Co.) for the Respondents. 
509 
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A 
B 
c 
D 
E 
F 
G 
H
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SUPREME COURT REPORTS 
[2016) I S.C.R. 
A 
The Order of the Court was delivered by 
Leave granted. 
We have heard learned counsel for the parties as well as learned 
counsel for the students (interveners). 
B 
After hearing all the parties, we are of the opinion that in the 
c 
D 
E 
F 
interest of the students as well as the Medical Council oflndia and also 
to send a message across to the JSS Medical College and other medical 
colleges, the following directions are passed: 
(i) Since the students have completed 4y, years of their MBBS 
Course and.are likely to complete their course some time in June this 
year, notwithstanding the decision of this Court in Medical Council of 
India Vs. JSS Medical College and Another [(2012) 5 SCC 628), the 
students may be allowed to complete their course and obtain a degree in 
case they successfully complete the course. This order is being passed 
only on peculiar facts of this case. 
(ii) Since the College has also not complied with the orders passed 
by this Court in the above cited case and has permitted the students to 
continue their studies, to send a message to the College and other medical 
colleges, we are of the view that it would be appropriate if the JSS 
Medical College is directed to deposit an amount of Rs.5,00,00,000/-
(Rupees five crores only) in the Registry of this Court within four weeks 
from today. We order accordingly and observe that the conduct of the 
JSS Medical College is most unfortunate. The amount
ofRs.5,00,00,000/ 
-(Rupees five crores only) so deposited towards costs shalt not be 
recovered in any manner from any student or adjusted against the fees 
or provision of facilities for students of subsequent batches. 
(iii) Again, to send a strong message to the JSS Medical College 
and other medical colleges, we direct that for the next academic year, 
i.e., 2016-17, the JSS Medical College shall be permitted to admit only 
150 students as against the sanctioned strength of200. 
G 
With the above directions, the appeal stands disposed of. 
Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. 
Devika Gujral 
i'rppeal disposed of.