admission in Raja Muthiah Medical College (“the Medical College”, for short) & Raja sc order regarding fees

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 1361/2018
WITH
Contempt Petition (Civil) No.429 of 2019 in
Writ Petition(C) No.1361 of 2018
B. MOHAMMED NAVEETH & ORS. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE CHAIRMAN & ORS. Respondent(s)
O R D E R
This petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India
has been filed seeking following principal relief:
“a) Issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate
writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of
mandamus declaring that Fee Fixation Committee
proceedings in Proc. No. CFF/ Medical/ RMMCH/ Fees/
018/2018 dated 15.09.2018 and Fee Fixation Committee
proceedings in Proc. No.CFF/Dental/RMOCH/Fees /018/2018
dated 15.09.2018 passed by the Respondent No.1 are
contrary to law, violation of Article 14 and 15 of the
Constitution of India and against the norm of fee
fixation and arbitrary and therefore quash the same.”
The proceedings before the Fee Fixation Committee (“the
Committee” for short) arose in following circumstances:
Writ Petition Nos.20720 of 2014 and 22305 of 2014 were filed
by 150 students of first MBBS and 40 students of first BDS
course respectively who had taken admission in Raja Muthiah
Medical College (“the Medical College”, for short) & Raja
Muthiah Dental College (“the Dental College” for
short)respectively for the academic year 2013-14.
At the time when they took admissions, the students of MBBS