SC refuses to entertain physically-challenged candidate's plea for admission in dermatology course
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea of a physically challenged candidate who was denied admission to PG course in dermatology in a medical college of West Bengal on the ground that there was no reservation for such candidates under state quota.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and P S Narasimha said it would not interfere at the "last minute" when the admission process is almost over and moreover, it may affect some other student who is already admitted.
The bench asked the applicant to come next time when it would form a committee to examine the issue.
The student, in the plea, said that West Bengal does not provide quota in admission to physically challenged persons in PG admissions for dermatology course despite the fact there were 27 reserved seats for such students in PG courses.
The plea said denial of quota in dermatology course was "arbitrary and discriminatory".
The counsel for the state government said quotas for physically-challenged students were available if a student comes through the all India merit list.
The state quota in PG admissions does not have the provision of reservation for physically-challenged students.
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CBI arrests Kamlesh Parekh after extradition from UAE in Rs 2,672 cr bank fraud case
New Delhi (PTI): The CBI has arrested Kamlesh Parekh, a fugitive wanted in a 10-year-old Rs 2,672 crore bank fraud case, after his extradition from the UAE, officials said on Saturday.
Parekh, wanted in the bank fraud case filed against Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Ltd, Kolkata, was extradited from the UAE on Friday, they said.
The CBI had registered the case in 2016 against the company and others for allegedly cheating a consortium of 25 banks to the tune of Rs 2,672 crore.
“The agency had chargesheeted Parekh, the promoter of the company who had been absconding since the probe began, on December 31, 2022,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
“An open-ended non-bailable warrant was issued against him in 2019, while a Red Corner Notice was issued through Interpol in 2024. The authorities in the UAE detained him on the basis of the said notice after which he was extradited to India,” the statement said.
