more-in Madurai The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday allowed a petition moved by the father of a candidate with visual impairment of 75 % who sought a direction to allow his son to pursue MBBS course. Justice V. Parthiban, hearing the plea of M. Jabakar from Tirunelveli, who sought a direction for his son J. Vibin to pursue MBBS course, allowed the petition. However, a detailed order in the case will be passed on September 24. Mr. Jabakar, in his petition ,claimed that his son had passed NEET and got the 285th rank in all-India quota under the special category. He was allotted a seat in Pudukottai Medical College. The candidate was asked to get an allotment order and a disability certificate from the Madras Medical College. However, to their dismay, the certificate said the candidate had 90 %, contrary to the 75 % disability indicated by the certificate issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Subsequently, his admission was turned down. The father moved the High Court Bench claiming that had his son’s visual impairment been 90%, he would not have filled up OMR sheets for NEET.

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