JIPMER directed to cancel girl’s admission for providing false proof

Justice G Jayachandran on finding that the petitioner’s father is not residing at the address for which he got the residential certificate, said, “It is highly deplorable that even well educated, well placed people are indulging in such deceptive act to get placement in education institutes of their choice. No doubt the petitioner has secured impressive score but, she cannot try to occupy a seat which she is notentitled.”

As per the case, K Krithika, got admission at JIPMER Medical College, Puducherry on June 28, 2019 under the quota reserved for residents of Puducherry by virtue of her father K Kumar, an employee of Pondicherry Engineering College (PEC), living in the campus for the past 10 years.

However, on receipt of complaints from public, an enquiry was conducted by the Deputy Collector-cum-Sub Divisional Magistrate (North), Puducherry and found that the residential certificate issued to Kumar by the Tahsildar, Oulgaret was based on misleading information and concealment of material facts.

Kumar had obtained the residential certificate claiming that he was a resident of E/1, Type IV Quarters, PEC from the year 2000. But the Deputy Registrar, PEC, stated that since October 2005 he is residing elsewhere, and he is claiming HRA since then. Similarly, Kumar had relied on the EPIC card issued in 2000 while that has been replaced with a new EPIC card showing he is a resident of Chennai.

During enquiry Kumar also came with a new case that after vacating the quarters, he shifted his residence to No 2, Mettu Street, Chinnakalapet, Puducherry. He produced rental agreement dated 27.03.2019, wherein, it contained a recital that he is residing at the said address for past 10 years since February 01, 2009.

However, Justice Jayachandran on observing that it’s anybody’s guess that Kumar who was residing the in the above address for the past 10 years did not apply for residential certificate disclosing that address, said, “When the requirement is proof of residence for the past 5 years, the petitioner has concealed the primary documents of recent origin namely the EPIC card, but produced old EPIC card, to avoid exposure of his falsehood.”

“The attempt of the petitioner’s father to introduce a new place of residence through an unregistered rental deed also needs to be deprecated,” the judge added.