In Brief
Chintpurni Medical College challenged the withdrawal of its Essentiality Certificate by the State of Punjab. The Court held that once an Essentiality Certificate is granted under the Indian Medical Council Act, the State Government cannot withdraw it absent fraud or disappearance of the certificate's factual basis. The Court found that the State lacked statutory power to withdraw the certificate, that conditions allowing such withdrawal were ultra-vires, and that operational deficiencies—which are curable—could not justify withdrawal of a certificate certifying initial justification for the college. The judgment clarified that the IMC Act is a complete code governing medical colleges, and the certificate's sole purpose is to justify initial establishment, not ongoing oversight of functioning.
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