Hyderabad, June 3 -- The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Telangana government in response to interim applications filed by several students seeking the benefit of the local quota in MBBS admissions.

The court, comprising Justice PK Mishra and Justice AG Masih, directed the state to respond within four weeks during a hearing held on Monday, June 2/

Background of the case

Senior advocate Gautham Narayan, representing the students, argued that eight students who appeared for NEET-UG this year and were born and raised in Telangana were denied the local quota benefit due to a state rule.

According to this rule, only those who studied continuously in Telangana for four years prior to NEET are considered local. As a result, even stud...