‘Mere Benchmark Disability Won’t Disqualify MBBS Candidate’: Supreme Court Asks NMC To Revise Rules
<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered its judgment giving the reasons for allowing MBBS admission for a candidate with 40-45% speech and language disability. The top court said that the mere existence of a benchmark disability is not a reason to bar a person from pursuing medical education unless there is a report by the disability assessment board which states that the said candidate is incapacitated from studying the MBBS course.</p> <p>On September 18, the bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed an order allowing the petitioner with 40-45% speech and language disability to take MBBS admission.</p> <p>The top court said that the mere existence of benchmark disability will not disentitle a candidate… Read More »‘Mere Benchmark Disability Won’t Disqualify MBBS Candidate’: Supreme Court Asks NMC To Revise Rules