Why Medical Student has to perform a compulsory service of one-year? Amaresh Patel BASICS OF LAW Sat, Sep 28, 2019, at ,04:02 PM The Medical Courses Act, 2012 provides that the registration of the candidates are temporary until the completion of the course apart from the levying the penalty which ranges between Rs. 15 to 30 Lakh on the failure of complying with the one year service. The petition was filed in Ms. Bushra Abdul Aleem vs. Govt. of Karnataka, W.P. No. 40566/2015, in 2015 contended that the state government has no power to enact legislation in a field covered by the Indian Medical Council Act. It was also pleaded that a provision of temporary registration until the completion of the public service which will affect their studies as they cannot get into the postgraduate or super-specialty courses without permanent registration. Justice Krishna Dixit of Karnataka High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by the Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012 and directed the state government to law down guidelines in the time-frame of two months for regulating the exercise of direction in determining the penalty amount ranging from 15 Lakhs to 30 Lakhs, and for the payment of the fine amount in just & reasonable instalments, with current banking rate of interest on such delayed payment. Click Here to Get All Important Judgment of the Month It was also held that such regulation is not against the Right to Profession under Article 19 (1) (g) of the constitution because no fundamental rights are absolute and they admit as of necessity, reasonable restriction & regulation in larger public interest. That none of the provisions of the said act breaches the right to practise, on the contrary, the Act provides for medical practice soon after the course is complete, that too with designation, dignity & remuneration and for a short period of one year only.