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Madras HC refuses course certificate to MBBS student funded by Maoist money
The Times of India··19 Jun
The Times of India reported that the Madras High Court refused to order a course completion certificate for Puja Kumari, whose Rs 1.13 crore MBBS fee at Chettinad Academy was frozen by NIA as proceeds of a proscribed Maoist organisation's extorted funds.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Terror funding cases can block educational credentials.
- Colleges are not obliged to certify students when fees are seized.
- National security and UAPA enforcement trump individual equity claims.
What's Happening
- The court dismissed the student's appeal.
- NIA charge-sheeted her brother and uncle as masterminds.
- The college had already trained her using its resources.
Legal Context
- Funds were traced to CPI (Maoist) extortion under UAPA.
- A single judge had earlier refused relief.
- The case involves national security and criminal asset seizure.
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