New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that domicile-based reservation for postgraduate (PG) medical seats was unconstitutional, as they violate Article 14 of the Constitution.
A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, and Justice SVN Bhatti held that providing residence-based quotas for admissions within the State quota in PG medical courses is impermissible under constitutional law.
"Residence-based reservation in PG medical courses is clearly violative of Article 14 of the Constitution," the bench observed.
The Court emphasized that State quota seats must be filled purely based on merit in the NEET exam. Referring to previous judgments in the Pradeep Jain and Saurabh Chandra cases, the...