AP High Court directs MCI to give Tanzania docs permanent status

By Shariff Ameeruddin Ishaqui
Hyderabad, May 2 : Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday directed Medical council of India to grant permanent registration to the students who had provisional registration from the MCI after completing their MBBS course in Tanzania.
A division bench comprising Justice VVS Rao and Justice C V Ramul while allowing a batch of writ petitions filed by several students who completed their MBBS course in International Medical and Technology Institute (IMTU) Dar-us-salaam , Tanzania directed that MCI shall grant permanent registration to the students under Section 25(1) of the MCI Act who have completed screening test with provision of the Section (4A) of the Act read with Screening Test Regulations 2002. The court observed that the permanent registration shall be granted to the students who have produced valid certificate in proof of completion of internship for one year. The court also observed that " the permanent registration granted earlier was cancelled by the MCI based on a decision of its executive committee and this court has hold that such a decision is not sustainable."