A single bench of Rajasthan High Court Tuesday ordered medical authorities to frame an expert committee to test the skills and abilities of a 23-year-old MBBS student who suffered blindness after an accident while going to college.
Since she could not study further after two years, she came to the HC asking them to quash the order that had disqualified her from further studies.
The court also requested the committee to recommend modalities and methodologies for her to finish the remaining course of MBBS.
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand bench issued these orders during a hearing of a petition filed by Anikta Singodia, a resident of Murlipura in Jaipur.
"Ankita was admitted in MBBS course in Aug 2014 and had completed her first and second year successfully till 2017. On Apr 7, 2017, she had suffered a road accident wherein she has got a serious head injury, skull fracture, and the injury resulted in 100% loss of her vision," Shailesh Prakash Sharma, lawyer for the petitioner, informed the court.
Subsequently, a medical board issued an opinion on June 12, 2020, to the effect that she be permitted to continue her MBBS. But another medical board opined to the opposite effect that she might not be able to discharge effectively the responsibility of a doctor.
Justice Dhand stated with a firm vision, unwavering hard work, and the ability to take the risk, visually impaired persons can overcome their limitations and excel in their profession of choice.
Blind MBBS student to be probed by panel
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