Poonaiyah Ramajayam Institute Of ... vs Medical Council Of India And Anr

The Delhi High Court held that the rejection of the petitioner's application for establishing a new medical college under Section 10A of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, solely on the basis of not submitting the Essentiality Certificate before the cut-off date of 31.8.2014 was unjustified. The Court emphasized that the Central Government should consider applications on their merits when all required documents are available, even if submitted after the cut-off date. The Division Bench set aside the Single Judge's order directing the MCI to process the application, affirming that a pedantic approach to document submission does not serve justice.