2024 INSC 981
NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). @ SLP(C) No. 26511/2019
IRFAN AKBANI & ORS. APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
B.R. GAVAI, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. This appeal arises out of a peculiar facts and
circumstances. The appellants had completed their Bachelor
of Dental Surgery (BDS) course from the States of Karnataka,
Gujarat and Maharashtra.
3. They took admission for Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)
in the dental colleges situated in the State of Madhya
Pradesh. However, their admissions were cancelled by the
Regulatory Authority on the ground that they have not
participated in the counselling process and for being in
violation of the order passed by this Court dated
17.03.2016.
4. The order of the Regulatory Authority cancelling
admission of the appellants was affirmed by the Appellate
Authority. Being aggrieved thereby the appellants had
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approached the High Court.
5. The High Court granted an interim order by virtue of
which the appellants completed their MDS Course from 2016 to
2019.
6. After the appellants completed their MDS course, the
writ petition was dismissed by the Division Bench of the
High Court, upholding the order of the Regulatory Authority
as well as the Appellate Authority.
7. We have heard Shri Kapil Sibal, l...