The court said the counter affidavit would be filed within four weeks.
new Delhi:
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Center and the National Medical Commission (NMC) on a plea by a medical aspirant challenging the disability certificate issued by Lady Hardinge Medical College which assessed her disability as 100 per cent.
According to the petitioner, he has 60 per cent locomotor disability and the assessment of his disability to the extent of 100 per cent is untenable “especially when the Disability Board itself has observed that the petitioner is not using any assistive device”.
Justice Vikas Mahajan issued the notice seeking response from the Centre, NMC, Medical Consultative Committee (MCC), National Testing Agency, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
The court said counter affidavits would be filed within four weeks and listed the petition for further hearing on February 27.
Petitioner Usman, represented through Advocates Asad Alvi and Sadia Rohma Khan, submitted that he appeared for the NEET-UG, 2022 examination and after clearing it, he was appointed by the Designated Disability Assessment Board constituted by the MCC of DGHS as per the statutory rules Reported for your evaluation. NMC.
The petition states that the designated medical assessment board in the matter was Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, which on October 8 assessed 100 per cent disability of the petitioner.
Apart from the disability, the Board observed that ‘the candidate is not using any assistive device, therefore functional capacity cannot be assessed’, the counsel for the petitioner said, adding that the assessment of the disability of the petitioner is to the extent of 100 per cent. . unshakable, untenable.
“This new disability certificate clearly exhibits 40 per cent margin of disability percentage from the original Unique ID Disability Certificate issued by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh in 2018. Additionally, the petitioner does not use any assistive device, And that enables him to be a fit candidate, as the certificate itself confirms that no functional tests were conducted,” it added.
“This hasty approach of Respondent Nos. 4 (National Medical Board) and 5 (Lady Hardinge Medical College) completely isolated transparency without providing any detailed written medical reason for declaring the petitioner ‘unfit’ for NEET And have given scientific and medical rationale.-UG Medical Course 2022,” the petition said.
The plea states that the NEET-UG 2022 Information Bulletin issued by the NTA prescribes five per cent reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in each category of seats and at least 40 per cent PwD candidates irrespective of the type of disability. Will go Eligible for benefits of PWD category.
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