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SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, MANJIVE SHUKLA
Tannu Kumari – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Sri Nipun Singh along with Sri Rishi Upadhayay and Sri Aishwarya Pratap Shahi, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Manish Goyal, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Sri A.K. Goyal, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of U.P. as well as Mr. Vivek Kumar Singh, learned counsel for Union of India-respondent no.1.
2. The writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs :-
3. The matter was heard at length on 26.09.2023 by another bench. At that stage a detailed order was passed primarily to ascertain, if any candidate, lower in merit, had been accommodated in preference over the petitioners who had been awarded higher marks.
4. On 27.09.2023 following detailed order was passed :-
The court upheld the legality of the admission policy requiring non-domiciled candidates to meet higher cut-off marks for counselling, affirming that reservation claims were dissolved for such candid....
Candidates not domiciled in Uttar Pradesh must meet higher cut-off marks for Unreserved/Open category to qualify for counselling, regardless of their reservation status in their home state.
Admissions to MBBS Course which were conducted through private counselling can be termed as per se illegal. Court cannot protect admissions which were done in a patently illegal manner.
The court emphasized the application of Rule 12 (8) (ka) of the M.P. Medical Education (Admission) Rules, 2018, which governs the inclusion of vacant seats in subsequent rounds of counselling.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the application of the 'merit cum preference' principle for seat allotment, as well as the interpretation and application of Rule 17 of the Jammu a....
Admission eligibility and documentation requirements for AYUSH courses based on NEET-UG Exam 2019 and relevant regulations.
Admissions in educational institutions must strictly adhere to centralized counselling processes as mandated by precedents to maintain fairness and transparency in selections.
The state government has the authority to prescribe eligibility criteria for admission to postgraduate medical courses, and such criteria is valid if it is based on merit, is not arbitrary or discrim....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the admission procedure must ensure admissions are done strictly in accordance with merit, and the freedom to run educational institutions is ....
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