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The High Court has taken a big step in the matter of filling arbitrary NEET PG seats in preferred branches in the name of NRI (Non-Resident Indian) quota. The double bench of High Court Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla has reserved its decision in the case related to NEET PG counseling in Madhya Pradesh and has banned the filling of quota seats.
What was said in the petition?
Bhopal resident Dr Ojas Yadav had filed the petition challenging the seat matrix, in which he argued that 15% seats in private medical colleges are earmarked for NRI quota, but the DME did not implement this reservation properly. . He alleged that in selected 8 branches the percentage of NRI quota seats was increased to 40-50%, while in other branches this limit was kept only at 15%.
During the hearing, advocate Alok Wagrecha argued that there is also a provision in the rules that in all private medical colleges, 15% seats related to NRI quota will be reserved in all the courses. But it is clear from the chart of the Directorate Medical Education (DME) that the quota seats have been implemented in select 8 branches instead of all 22 branches.
Due to this, 30-40% seats of many courses went to NRI quota. It was alleged that DME published the number of vacant seats in private medical colleges and started counseling directly without any claims or objections.
this is the matter
A chart was presented in the High Court that it was told that 15% of the total seats in all 22 branches of PG were not distributed among the NRI quota and out of the total 591 seats in only 8 major branches, 152 seats were reserved. Due to this, the quota in these 8 branches reached 30-40 percent instead of 15.
Interim ban on filling seats
Additional Advocate General Janvi Pandit, while presenting the reply on behalf of the government, said, action has been taken as per the provision of NRI quota. Aurobindo College also justified the seat metrics. After hearing both the parties, the court reserved the decision and passed an interim order saying, the decision of the case is likely to take time, hence the NRI quota seats will not be filled till the decision is taken.
What does the government side have to say?
On behalf of the government, Additional Advocate General Jhanvi Pandit said in this matter that all the processes were completed as per the rules. He also clarified that 15% seats are earmarked for NRI quota and the counseling process was going on accordingly.
