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AKIL KURESHI, SUDESH BANSAL
Naveen Jakhar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This appeal is filed by the original petitioners to challenge the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 01.02.2022 passed in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.687/2022-Dr. Naveen Jakhar and Others Vs. State of Rajasthan and Others.
2. Briefly stated the facts are that the National Board of Examinations annually conducts National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (for short 'NEET') for post-graduation medical courses. Notice for conducting such examination for the year 2021 was issued on 23.02.2021. The last date for receiving the examination forms was 15.03.2021. However due to spread of Corona-virus across the country, the examinations were postponed and finally conducted only on 11.09.2021. The result of NEET, 2021 was declared on 28.09.2021.
3. The State Government has a policy of awarding additional marks by way of incentive up to 10% of the marks obtained by the candidate for each year of service put in by him or her in remote, difficult or rural areas up to a maximum weightage of 30% of the marks. This flows from proviso to sub-regulation (4) of Regulation 9 of the Medical Council of India, Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 which policy also the State Gove
Courts should defer to the wisdom of administrators in academic institutions and regulatory authorities in matters concerning academic policies, including admission criteria, unless shown to be plain....
Education Law - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Extension of date of completion of internship - Respondents have already extended cut-off date for completion of the internship, keeping in mi....
Judicial discretion in extending eligibility deadlines for medical examinations should be exercised cautiously, respecting established procedures and avoiding arbitrary interventions based on individ....
Point of law: Court is sympathetic to the passionate claim that has been made by the petitioner seeking for the extension of the cut-off date for completion of the internship. However, sympathy by it....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the validity of the State of Rajasthan's policy to restrict the benefit of bonus marks to employees who have worked under different organization....
The Court emphasized the importance of adhering to the schedule set by regulatory authorities and the need to avoid disrupting the academic schedule by continuously extending the admissions process.
The State cannot issue a notification identifying remote and/or difficult areas for the purpose of granting incentives to in-service candidates for admission to Post Graduate Medical/ Dental Courses ....
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