In Brief
A charitable trust sought permission to establish a new medical college at Dehradun for 150 MBBS students. After initial approval, the Ministry revoked the permission citing alleged deficiencies in faculty, residents, and bed occupancy, and the failure to own 20 acres of land in the current trust name. The Supreme Court found that the Ministry failed to meaningfully analyze the evidence: the Oversight Committee had already found the operational deficiencies acceptable, the Revenue Court had declared the petitioner owner of the required land, and the Form-5 requirement postdated the application. The Court held the revocation order was mechanically passed without genuine application of mind. Exercising power under Article 142, the Court relaxed the cut-off date and permitted admission of 150 students for 2017-18, subject to future inspection.">
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