Guwahati, May 22 -- The Supreme Court has issued a significant order addressing the widespread malpractice of seat blocking in NEET-PG (postgraduate medical) admissions, mandating pre-counselling fee disclosures by all private and deemed universities across India.

A Bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, in an order dated April 29, stated that seat blocking distorts the true picture of seat availability, undermines fairness in the selection process, and turns merit-based admissions into a game of chance.

The court emphasized that the issue is not an isolated problem but a reflection of deeper systemic issues including fragmented oversight, lack of transparency, and poor enforcement mechanisms.

"Though some technical c...