OCI students seek HC okay for MBBS seats

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issuing emergent notices to the Central government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) in a petition filed by three OCI (Overseas Citizens of India) students who were not allowed to attend the counselling for undergraduate medical seats.

Aparna Macharla and two others moved the court seeking its directions to the Centre and the MCI to allow them to attend MBBS counselling for All India Quota seats. They said they were being offered NRI seats for which they are not eligible. They urged the court to allow them to take part in the counselling for management seats in private medical colleges across India.

A division bench of Justices H G Ramesh and K S Mudagal ordered the emergent notices and adjourned the hearing.