Mumbai: The Bombay high court has asked a student who faked her caste certificate to secure medical admission to deposit Rs 10 lakh with the medical college she was studying in to get back her original documents — domicile certificate, SSC passing certificate, 12th passing certificate, etc.
The girl was asked to pay the amount as her admission was cancelled after it came to light that she had submitted a fake caste certificate at the time of admission to the medical course. The girl said she was willing to pay the amount for her documents, with which she would pursue an education in another field.
A division bench of justice Ranjit More and Prakash Naik was hearing a writ petition filed by Azmi Ishteyaque, a student of Lokmanya Tilak Medical College and Hospital in Sion seeking a return of her original documents that were submitted to the college when she secured admission in 2013. The petition said that as her admission was cancelled in the third year, she was willing to pay the amount as stipulated in the NEET prospectus for the seat falling vacant after three years. The petition further prayed for the return of undisputed educational documents as she wants to pursue an education in another college.
Ishtiyaque secured admission to the college in 2013 based on a caste certificate which showed her as belonging to the ST category. She passed the first and second year, and when she was in the third year, it came to light that she had submitted a fake caste certificate and hence her admission was cancelled. A first information report was filed against Ishtiyaque, and a Dr Abdul Mirza who she claimed is responsible for the entire episode. Ishtiyaque also claimed that she was innocent.
After hearing the petition, the court directed Ishtiyaque to deposit Rs 10 lakh with Lokmanya Tilak Medical College within the period of two weeks and also asked the college to return the original documents within two days of the amount being deposited.
