India, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that domicile-based reservations in postgraduate (PG) medical courses are impermissible, declaring them unconstitutional for violating Article 14 of the Constitution.

The judgment sets a crucial precedent, effectively mandating that PG medical admissions under state quotas must be determined solely on merit in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

"Residence-based reservation in PG medical courses is clearly violative of Article 14 of the Constitution," pronounced a three-judge bench comprising justices Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia and SVN Bhatti.

The bench unequivocally ruled that state-imposed domicile requirements for admission to PG medical programmes contravene...