New Delhi, Mar 13 (Bureau) A Legal Cell filed a petition before the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Central Government to facilitate the continuation of studies who have returned from Ukraine in medical colleges in India. The Pravasi Legal Cell has filed a petition by requesting to the Court that a direction be made to the Central Government for permitting such students who returns from Ukraine to complete their education in Indian medical colleges as an emergency. The petitioner submitted through the petition that no action has been taken on its representation by the authorities till now so the petition filed before the court.
It is submitted through the petition that there are no norms and regulations in place to accommodate the rescued medical students from Ukraine and around 20,000 Indian students who were studying in Ukraine, and in the present situation, there is no end in sight to the miseries of such students making their life uncertain. It is submitted through the petition that right to Life defined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India means and include the right to access and continuance to education in India by students of India who are forced to leave their education abroad due to the present situation of war. Petitioner seeks a direction through the petition to issue a direction to the respondents Centre and National Medical Commission to take appropriate steps to enable and facilitate continuance of studies for Indian medical students in the medical colleges in India.