On January 2, the Supreme Court held that the PG students at Ayurveda stream do not perform same duties as that of Allopathy stream, thus are not be entitled to the same stipend as well.
A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the 2019 order by Madhya Pradesh High Court’ saying it was not sustainable in law.
Court in a wrir petition said that students from Ayurveda stream, contend that they were discriminated against in the matter of stipend, though the duties discharged by them were same as compared to the duties by the Post Graduate students belonging to the Allopathy stream.
The plea was opposed by the state government but the High Court observed that the State had failed to establish that the students pursuing Post Graduate course in Ayurveda are of different class than that of students pursuing Post Graduate course in Allopathy.
The Court found that the State was indulging in a discriminatory practice. A mandamus was, therefore, issued to the State to treat the students pursuing Post Graduate in Ayurveda stream at par with the students pursuing Post Graduate Course in Allopathy stream.
Additional Advocate General for the appellant State, Saurabh Mishra submitted that the issue was no more res integra.