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30680/2024 AJAY ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Pravesh Sharma and Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advs. with petitioner in person Versus EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION & ANR. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Shlok Chandra, SC with Mr. Sudarshan Roy, Advs. with Mr. Dinesh Kumar, SSO for R-1 Mr. Sanjay Khanna, SC, Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Mr. Karandeep Singh and Mr.

Tarandeep Singh, Advs for R-2/NTA CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR JUDGMENT (ORAL)

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1. The petitioner is the ward of an Insured Person (“Ward of IP”)

within the meaning of Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948.

2. The petitioner applied for participation in the NEET UG 2024, for obtaining admission to MBBS courses conducted by medical colleges across the country. Some of these medical colleges are run Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT Digitally Signed KUMAR W.P.(C)7349/202 Page1of20 By:CHANDRASHEKHARAN by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Dependant “Ward of IP” are entitled to a preferential quota for admission into MBBS courses provide by such medical a