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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
RAMESH SINHA, CJ, RAVINDRA KUMAR AGRAWAL
Arman Ogrey S/o Shri Sukhram Orgey – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RAMESH SINHA, CJ.
1. Heard Mr. Bidya Nand Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Additional A.G. on behalf of the respondents/State and Mr. Siddharth Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent No.5.
2. The petitioner, who appeared in the NEET-2025 examination for admission to the MBBS/BDS Course under the Government Quota in the State of Chhattisgarh, has approached this Court being aggrieved by the action of the respondent authorities in depriving him of seat allotment in the MBBS Course for the academic session 2025 in Bharatratna Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Rajnandgaon (C.G.), despite his higher merit position. It is the case of the petitioner that though one clear vacancy under the SC category (without any sub-category) was available in the said institution during the Mop-Up Round, and though he was placed at Serial No. 877 in the merit list (3rd Round) uploaded on 24.10.2025, he was illegally superseded by a lower-ranked female candidate, namely Liza Mahima (respondent No.5), who was placed at Serial No. 882 in the same merit list and was allotted the seat vide Provisional Allotment List of the Mop-U
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Candidates selected under the SC category, if eligible for the UR category, should be considered only under the UR category.
The allocation process for women in the reservation system must adhere strictly to the principles of merit and not exceed the constitutional quota limits.
The reservation policy mandates equal opportunity for candidates to compete in both preferential and general categories, highlighting a candidate's entitlement based on merit beyond their designated ....
The court upheld the admission process rules, stating that a student who submits a status retention form cannot later challenge subsequent admissions, ensuring fairness in the allocation of seats.
The allocation of reserved seats must follow institutional policies ensuring compliance with relevant laws, without arbitrary conversion of categories.
Reservation – A candidate belonging to any of vertical reservation categories who on the basis of his own merit is entitled to be selected in open or general category, will be selected against genera....
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