The New Indian Express ·
Madras HC directs state govt to process medical institute’s application
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to process the application of the Chettinad Institute of Medical Sciences for issuing an Essentiality Certificate without insisting on prior production of the environmental clearance and approval certificate from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).
The directions were issued by the first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan on the appeal filed by the Chettinad Academy of Research and Education.
The academy had acquired the medical college run by the PRIST Trust and applied for approval from the National Commission (NMC) for admitting 150 students from the 2025-26 academic year. Citing the Essentiality Certificate was obtained in the name of PRIST Trust, NMC directed the appellant to get a fresh Essentiality Certificate in its name.
