CHENNAI: The HC on Friday ruled that production of Aadhaar Card and a photocopy of the card would be compulsory at the time of counselling for medical course admissions. The petitioners alleged that students from other States were being allotted MBBS seats in Tamil Nadu based on nativity certificates that were being obtained fraudulently.
Justice N Kirubakaran directed medical education authorities to ensure that Aadhaar was produced to enable genuine students from the State benefit from State quota. “Other States have made it compulsory to produce Aadhaar number of the respective candidates,” said Justice Kirubakaran. “To confirm that the genuine State candidates benefit from the State quota, it is appropriate to make production of Aadhaar card and a photocopy of the same compulsory at the time of counselling.”
The court had been informed by a committee that a random verification of nativity certificates presented by 296 students admitted to MBBS (2017-18) courses in Tamil Nadu through NEET under CBSE category were found to be issued without inquiry or scrutiny.