Overview

• The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Union government, requiring a response within six weeks to a plea filed by the Association of Doctors and Medical Students.
• The plea challenges mandatory two- to three-year internships and ₹5,000 monthly fees imposed on foreign medical graduates returning to India after disruptions caused by the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
• Petitioners argue that these measures contradict the National Medical Commission Act and the Supreme Court's 2022 directive for compensatory clinical training.
• Students affected by the disruptions completed their medical courses online with limited practical training, supplemented by offline sessions where possible.
• The Supreme Court's 2022 ruling had directed the National Medical Commission to devise a compensatory training framework within two months, but its implementation has now come under judicial scrutiny.