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15. The facts in Bhakti v. State of Maharashtra (supra) were that the
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Petitioners enrolled for a BDS course in September 2014. As of that date the
rule required them to complete the first year BDS examination within three
years. On 27th April 2015 there was an amendment which provided that the
entire course of the BDS including internship could be completed within a
period of nine years. The Petitioners who were still in the first year BDS
were allowed to pursue the course and appear for the examination and were
permitted to take advantage of the amendment position. It was directed that
„merely because the Petitioners had joined BDS course on 1st September
2014, they will not be continued to be governed by the old provision which
was no more in existence. They were allowed to pursue the BDS course and
appear for the exam without considering the time limit fixed before the
amendment dated 27th April 2015.‟