In a the Supreme Court, has today, asked the Union Government to file an affidavit in a petition seeking proper implementation of reservation policy in the NEET-PG Counselling.
Mr. Prashant Bhushan who appeared before a Bench comprising CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Justice J.B. Pardiwala told the court that seats belonging to meritorious reserved candidates (MRCs) who are entitled to get admissions against the 50% seats of the general category, were being allotted reserved category seats in violation of the judgments of the Apex Court.
ASG Ms. Aishwarya Bhati said that the allocation of the seats for the NEET-PG Counselling for All India Quota was carried out as per Paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 of the Admission Brochure.
The Bench has made certain observations on the matter like
In All India Quota of NEET-PG seats, the candidates who belong to reserved category and have secured sufficiently high on merit to secure a seat against the general category are yet treated as candidate for seat in reserved category.
The Bench on the request of Prashant Bhushan has asked the matter to be listed on Monday.
As per the Medical Counselling Committee, under the All India Quota,the total number of available seats were 10954.
The petition said that after the Round 1 of NEET-PG Counselling, the reserved category candidates who come under the top 50% seats have been assigned reserved category seats instead of general seats, which they are eligible for.
The petition said that the reserved category candidates who are eligible for and qualify for unreserved seats shall be admitted against general seats. However, in breach of the the trite law, NEET PG Counselling 2022 is allotting MRCs reserved category seats.