Patiala, Sept. 25 -- In a major relief to MBBS aspirants, the high court has restrained the Punjab government from insisting on property sureties from students seeking admission in MBBS courses in government medical colleges.

"The respondents (state government) shall not insist upon submission of solvency (two properties of Rs.20 lakh each) on Rs.100 stamp paper, provided the petitioners submit the bond in a specified format," the Punjab and Haryana high court observed in its order passed on September 19.

The directions came after a batch of selected students moved the high court last week against the state's medical education department decision of asking students to submit an undertaking that they will be bound either to serve in stat...