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Dentistry Dentistry https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.33407 & 11921 of 2018 S.No. Name of the Dept. No. of days No. of days attended absent Total: 59 days 6.3 The learned counsel for respondents 5 to 7 submitted that the petitioner absented herself from attending the internship programme for a period of 59 days. However, extension posting was given to the petitioner to enable her to complete the internship training programme. Despite having been given such opportunity, the petitioner attended the internship programme only for 9 days at Orthodontics Department from 27.12.2018 to 04.01.2019 and absented herself for 50 days. It is further submitted that, at no point of time, the respondents 5 to 7 had prevented the petitioner from attending the internship training programme, and it was the petitioner, who failed to attend the programme regularly, and despite given the benefit of extension posting to enable her to complete the internship training programme, the petitioner failed to utilize it and absented herself.

6.5 The learned counsel would submit that, as per the normal procedure, after completion of the internship training programme by the candidates, the work profile of the candidates will be sent by the College to the University and based on the same, the University will issue Provisional Certificate-II and Course Completion Certificate. Thereafter, the College will again apply to the University for issuance of the Degree https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.33407 & 11921 of 2018 Certificate in respect of the candidates and after obtaining the same, it will be handed over by the College to the candidate concerned. Therefore, the learned counsel for respondents 5 to 7 would submit that since the petitioner did not complete the internship training programme, (as she remained absent for quite number of days) the College did not apply for the certificate in respect of the petitioner. But the petitioner is attempting to project before the Court that, as if, she has not been issued certificates despite having completed the Course.

7. The issue involved in the Writ Petition is, Whether the petitioner completed the Internship training programme by attending the classes regularly, and thereby, she is entitled to the Course Completion Certificate and CRRI Training certificate?

8. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has completed her BDS course from the sixth respondent-College in 2017-18 and also passed the final year examination held in August 2017, with 68.5 marks out of 100 marks. As per the Curriculum of Dental Internship Programme of the Dental Council of India, after completion of the BDS course, the candidate has to undergo internship training for a period of one year. As far as the petitioner is concerned, the period of internship is for a period of 365 days from 05.10.2017 to 04.10.2018. It is also not in dispute that the internship for all the students commenced from 5th October, 2017 onwards. It is the case of the petitioner that the 6 th respondent-College restrained the petitioner from joining internship, which is indispensably required for completing the BDS course, and demanded a sum of Rs.3,45,000/-. Thereafter, since the petitioner made a request to the College to grant some time for payment of fee, she was permitted to do https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.33407 & 11921 of 2018 internship from 12th November, 2017, i.e. after a delay of 33 days.

12.6 Therefore, the learned counsel for the 4th respondent would submit that since the petitioner did not complete the internship training programme, the College did not apply for the certificate. Without completing the internship training programme, the University will not furnish the degree certificate to the petitioner. The petitioner did not complete the internship training programme as mandated under the guidelines issued by the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University. The petitioner is attempting to project before the Court that as if she has not been issued certificates despite having completed the Course. Further, the College had permitted the petitioner to sit for the semester examinations and she was not denied permission citing non-payment of balance tuition fees. That apart, Internship Training Programme is mandatory for all the students including the petitioner. It is admitted position and fact that the petitioner did not complete the internship training programme in all the departments despite she was granted https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.33407 & 11921 of 2018 extension. In view of the same, the College could not apply for certificate to be issued to the petitioner. With these contentions, the learned counsel for the 4th respondent College prayed for dismissal of this Writ Petition.