Patiala, Nov. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered the immediate return of original documents belonging to MBBS students at White Medical College and Hospital (formerly known as Chintpurni Medical College) that were withheld over alleged unpaid dues. In its order delivered on November 12, the court mandated that the college must comply with the directive within seven days.

The affected students were transferred from White Medical College and Hospital to other medical colleges in Punjab last year due to infrastructural deficiencies at the former institution.

The HC passed the order disposing of a petition, filed by students from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 batches, who claimed their original certificates were being unlawfully ...