The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a plea of two students to open the door of medical colleges for them by saying that the present practice of MCI of not permitting colour-blind students to take admission in MBBS courses is regressive. The Supreme Court is considering a plea on permitting colour-blind students in MBBS courses. A two-judge bench appointed an expert committee of senior doctors to ascertain what courses these might be.
The bench further said that “The march of science, apart from our constitutional warrant and values, commands inclusion and not exclusion". The court observed that students with colour-blindness were allowed to study medical courses in many other countries and that rules should allow such students to pursue courses where colour-blindness might not be a handicap. The court also directed to constitute a committee of experts from genetics, ophthalmology,…
