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IIT Kharagpur: The Supreme Court (SC) has sought response from IIT Kharagpur and others on a plea of a first-year Bachelor of Architecture student suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder seeking transfer to IIT Delhi. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan has issued notices to IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, and AIIMS.

"Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on October 10, 2025," the bench said.

The petitioner, in his plea filed through advocate Vipin Nair, contended that he was denied transfer despite compliance with all prescribed procedures and established precedents.

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Medical Grounds Cited: Therapy Available Only at AIIMS Delhi

"This medical facility is admittedly not available at Kharagpur and therefore the request for being treated at AIIMS Delhi which is in very close proximity to IIT Delhi.

"The concerned transfer rules applicable in cases like the present one clearly permit such transfers on medical grounds," the plea said.

The petitioner suffers from documented Borderline Personality Disorder which requires specialised Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy, available at AIIMS Delhi, and parental supervision.

IIT Denial Blocked Access To Vital Medical Treatment

A student suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder alleged that IIT Kharagpur’s refusal to grant his transfer prevented him from accessing life-preserving therapy available only at AIIMS Delhi. He further claimed that similar medical transfers have been approved for other students in the past.

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Plea Seeks Urgent Medical Transfer:

The petitioner requested the Supreme Court to issue a writ directing IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur to jointly process his transfer within two weeks. The plea emphasised that the medical board should be constituted exclusively at AIIMS Delhi or IIT Delhi.

The petition said, "Issue a writ or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the first and second respondents to jointly and simultaneously process the medical transfer application of the petitioner in accordance with the Inter-IIT Transfer Rules within a period of two weeks by constituting a Medical Board specifically at AIIMS Delhi or IIT Delhi."