The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to allot students for PG admissions to Christian Medical College Vellore for the academic year 2021-22 from the NEET merit list of students belonging to the Christian minority after counselling of the Selection Committee.
A bench of Justices Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai issued the direction on Christian Medical College Association, Vellore’s plea seeking the quashing of Selection Committee’s letter in which Tamil Nadu government sought to impose the state policy of reserving 50% of seats for UG and PG courses in CMC College Vellore.
Before passing the order, the bench had asked the Additional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari, who was representing Tamil Nadu, to seek instructions on the allotment of seats for the academic year 2022.
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The AAG had submitted that the institution can fill 30% of the seats from their community (Protestant sect of Christian Community) and 70% would be allotted by the state on basis of the NEET merit list for the academic year 2022.
After the college was denied to agree with the interim arrangement, the bench went ahead with the hearing and passed the order.
The bench also clarified that this hearing is not dealing with all submissions made by the Counsels. The interim order has been passed in peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, the bench also clarified.