Medical PG admissions must be based on 'merit', rules Supreme Court
residence-based reservations for postgraduate (PG) medical seats are unconstitutional, violating Article 14 of the Constitution, LiveLaw has reported.
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This decision is set to impact students aspiring for PG medical admissions across the country. The top court said that seats under the state quota must be filled based solely on merit derived from the NEET exam.
Importantly, the bench clarified that this judgment will not affect the domicile reservations that have already been granted. Students currently enrolled in PG courses or those who have graduated under the residence category will not be impacted by this ruling.
A bench consisting of Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, and Justice SVN Bhatti said, “Residence-based reservation in PG medical courses is clearly violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.”
“We are all domiciles in the territory of India. There is nothing like a provincial or state domicile. There is only one domicile. We are all residents of India. We have the right to choose residence anywhere in India and to carry out trade and profession anywhere in the countrym,” LiveLaw quoted the bench as saying.
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