NEET PG Counselling 2021: SC agrees to hear intervention application tomorrow

SC has agreed to hear an intervention application that challenged Maharashtra's notification dated April 1 which permits the students who have joined Round 2 State Quota Counselling to resign by April 6 and participate in AIQ round.

The top court of the country has today agreed to hear an intervention application that challenged the notification dated April 1, 2022, by the state of Maharashtra which permits the students who have joined Round 2 State Quota Counselling to resign by April 6, 2022, and participate in AIQ round under the head of "not joined" candidates on account of resignation.

The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant has asked the State of Maharashtra to issue a clarification that the impugned notification was only for the newly added 146 seats for which the court had directed to conduct the special round. 

"We'll keep it tomorrow. You make the statement that this is for 146 seats which is covered by clause (2) of our orders. Take instructions and just make sure that you are correct on that. So long as Mr Patil clarifies that these are for 146 seats. You issue a clarification today and then we'll take it up tomorrow," said Justice Chandrachud while agreeing to hear the application tomorrow, as reported by Live Law.

Our notice is very clear, said Maharashtra's counsel

Advocate Sachin Patil appearing for the State of Maharashtra submitted in the Supreme Court that the notice by the state government related to 146 seats is very clear.

"As per the advisory the candidates resigned from the State Quota seats and went for AIQ Mop Up, but that was cancelled and directions were issued that all are eligible to participate. Yes only for the 146 seat candidates who have resigned their seats. We requested them to join the seats because now they can participate in AIQ Mop Up counselling without prejudice," he added.

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