<p class="title">The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether a person suffering from 'low vision' can be allowed to pursue MBBS course and treat patients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta issued notices to the Centre and the Gujarat government on a plea filed by a student, Purswani Ashutosh suffering from 'low vision' who has cleared the NEET 2018 for admission to MBBS course.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He sought a direction for issuance of disability certificate as per law so that he could take admission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If you talk about any other profession like legal or teaching, it can be understood that even a blind person can successfully pursue the career. As far as MBBS is concerned, we have to see, how much it is feasible and possible," the bench told his counsel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Govind Jee, appearing for the minor student, said that there was already a provision for reservation of 5% seats of total intake capacity in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that a direction should be issued to the Centre and Gujarat government for implementing the reservation scheme for persons with benchmark disability.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a landmark decision, the apex court had on September 24, 2017, opened the doors for colour-blind students to pursue MBBS course by ordering admission of two such candidates, who had scored high marks in the entrance examination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the instant case, the court directed the student to appear before a committee of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad within three days and get himself examined on his claims of 'low vision'. The court put the matter for consideration before the appropriate bench on July 3.</p>
<p class="title">The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether a person suffering from 'low vision' can be allowed to pursue MBBS course and treat patients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta issued notices to the Centre and the Gujarat government on a plea filed by a student, Purswani Ashutosh suffering from 'low vision' who has cleared the NEET 2018 for admission to MBBS course.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He sought a direction for issuance of disability certificate as per law so that he could take admission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"If you talk about any other profession like legal or teaching, it can be understood that even a blind person can successfully pursue the career. As far as MBBS is concerned, we have to see, how much it is feasible and possible," the bench told his counsel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Govind Jee, appearing for the minor student, said that there was already a provision for reservation of 5% seats of total intake capacity in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that a direction should be issued to the Centre and Gujarat government for implementing the reservation scheme for persons with benchmark disability.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a landmark decision, the apex court had on September 24, 2017, opened the doors for colour-blind students to pursue MBBS course by ordering admission of two such candidates, who had scored high marks in the entrance examination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the instant case, the court directed the student to appear before a committee of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad within three days and get himself examined on his claims of 'low vision'. The court put the matter for consideration before the appropriate bench on July 3.</p>
