HC shocked over huge fees at medical colleges

Agencies

June 16, 2018

Bengaluru, Jun 16: The Karnataka High Court on Friday expressed shock over crores of rupees being charged as fees by the medical colleges.

A division bench comprising Justice H G Ramesh was hearing a petition filed by Ajay Nair seeking directions

to a college to refund his fees and return his original documents.

The petitioner has contended that he was provisionally admitted for the undergraduate MBBS course under the NRI quota seat at Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar. He paid Rs 27 lakh as fee for the first year on July 22, 2017. The petitioner submitted that his mother lost her job in Saudi Arabia on August 23, 2017. His father submitted a letter to the college surrendering the seat on August 30, 2017. The petitioner was told that the original documents would be returned along with refund of the fees.

But, the college neither returned his original documents nor refunded the fee he had paid. The court issued notices to the state government and the Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar.

The bench said that how would the medical graduates earn crores of rupees they pay as fee in future.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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