India, March 25 -- The Bombay high court on Monday upheld the derecognition of courses offered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS) and restrained the institute from affiliating any hospital/ clinic and admitting students to any diploma or degree courses without prior permission from the National Medical Commission (NMC).

The division bench of justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande said the order derecognising CPS courses, issued by the secretary, medical education and drugs department, on July 13, 2024, was based on section 10A of the Indian Medical Council Act and section 28 of the NMC Act, 2019 and therefore did not warrant any interference.

CPS may start the courses again if it complies with regulatory norms perta...