Admitting the plea on Friday, Justice N Anand Venkatesh directed the SRM University and Medical College and the authorities concerned to file their response by September 28.-Parents move Madras high court seeking 40% fee cut for MBBS courses in private university-

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Covid-19: Parents move Madras high court seeking 40% fee cut for MBBS courses in private university
Sureshkumar | Sep 11, 2020, 20:43 IST
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CHENNAI: Noting that MBBS students who had paid up to Rs 22.5 lakh to Chennai-based SRM University last year did not get value for the hefty fee, and also citing pandemic-induced difficulties, petitions have been filed in the Madras high court seeking fee reduction for the next academic year.
Assailing a circular issued by SRM Medical College, Kattankulathur, demanding full fee even for the lockdown period, a group of parents has approached the court seeking 40% fee reduction.
Admitting the plea on Friday, Justice N Anand Venkatesh directed the SRM University and Medical College and the authorities concerned to file their response by September 28.
The court also orally asked senior counsel for the university TV Ramanujum to use his good offices to resolve the fee issue. He said the university could consider only payment in instalments.
Earlier, K Elangoo, counsel for the parents, submitted: “Medical education is not kindergarten school and so online classes will not do any good for students. Foundation of medical courses is ‘clinical material’ wherein patients visit the hospital facility attached to the medical education institution. Due to these online classes, first year students could not complete their cadaver practicals and study central nerve system, second year students are unable to study skull and slide specimens, the third-year students are unable to go for clinical postings and study ENT and ophthalmology practical.”
Though they pay Rs 22.5 lakh annually towards tuition and other fees, regular in-person classes were not held even for 50% of the agreed academic year. It is only fair that the management reduces the fee proportionately, he added.
“For another six months, there won’t be any physical classes. Therefore, the management stands to gain a lot towards administrative cost, electricity and other heads. There is every justification for seeking reduction of tuition fee,” the parents said in their petition.
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