New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the concept of regional or provincial domicile is incompatible with the Indian legal framework.
It emphasized that all citizens of the country possess a single domicile - the "Domicile of India."
A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, and Justice SVN Bhatti made these remarks while ruling that residence-based reservations in postgraduate (PG) medical admissions are unconstitutional.
"Domicile acquires importance only when different systems of law operate within a country. However, this is not the situation in India. Each citizen carries a single domicile, which is the 'Domicile of India,'" the Court observed.
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