Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea by doctors to postpone 2023
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain petitions by doctors seeking postponement of the 2023 (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Post Graduate) exam scheduled for March 5, 2023. “We are not entertaining these petitions,” a Bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta said after a nearly hour-long hearing. On Friday, the court had sought more details from the Union government in order to examine the issue comprehensively. A status report filed by the Centre, represented by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, said 2.09 lakh doctors have registered for the exam. Of this, 1,76,427 would complete internship by March 31, 2023, the initial cut-off date for completion of the mandatory internship programme. Another 27, 232 candidates would complete their internship by June 30, 2023. Only 5,370 candidates would be left to complete their internship by August 11, the current cut-off date for completion of internship. A 365-day medical internship is a mandato