PIL Filed in Delhi High Court Seeking Directions For Indian Medical Students Evacuated From War-Hit Ukraine To Continue Their Studies In India
(Judicial Quest News Network)
A Public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Union government of India and National Medical Commission to take appropriate steps to enable and facilitate the continuance of studies of Indian medical students in medical colleges in India from the stage where their studies were disrupted by the war in Ukraine in Indian colleges.
The petition filed by Paravasi Legal Cell, likely to be listed for hearing on March 21, has demanded that the central government should permit such students to complete their education in Indian medical colleges as an emergency and one-time measure.
It is submitted that there are no norms or regulations in India to accommodate medical students, who were studying abroad and had to return to India midway, in Indian medical colleges in between an academic session. Such one-time exception for war affected Indian Students studying abroad is in consonance with India’s constitution scheme of availability of fundamental rights including right to life, justice, equity and fair play and goes well with the ideals of India as a true welfare state
There are around 20,00o Indian students who were studying in Ukraine and in the present situation, there is no end in sight to the miseries of such students making their life uncertain.
The petition is filed through Advocate M P Srivignesh.
It is said that such onetime exception for war-effected Indian students is not only in consonance with India’s Constitution, which guarantees the right to life, justice, equality and fair play, but also goes wells with the ideals of India as a true welfare state.
