CHENNAI: Three dental colleges in the State were permitted by the Madras High Court to begin the admission process as per the existing laws under the management quota alone for MDS course for 2012-13, on Wednesday.Modifying an interim order passed on April 27 this year, a vacation Bench consisting of justices V Dhanapalan and B Rajendran said as regards the apportionment of seats, the vacate injunction petitioners should follow the ratio as per the laws/regulations in force. The court made it clear that the present order was subject to the outcome of a pending public interest writ petition.In view of the urgency involved in the case and also the fact that counsel requested for early disposal of the PIL, the bench posted the matter in the last week of June to dispose of the same by giving top priority.Originally, the Indian Dental Association (IDA) had filed a PIL seeking a direction to the authorities to ensure and to hold admission of students to post-graduation courses strictly as per laws and regulations based on the merit list published by the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University. On April 27, the court admitted the writ petition and granted an interim injunction restraining the private dental colleges from conducting admission to post-graduation courses, except based on the merit rank list published by the university.Two colleges, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tiruchengode, and JKK Natarajah Dental College and Hospital, Komarapalayam, Namakkal district, filed petitions to suspend the injunction order. Sri Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari district, filed a similar petition. The concern of the colleges was that in view of the injunction, they were unable to proceed with the admission process.
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