Supreme Court cancels NEET PG 2021 mop-up round counselling

After ordering status quo till today, now Supreme Court has cancelled the NEET PG 2021 mop-up round for All India Quota (AIQ) seats.

In a major development, the apex court has cancelled the All NEET PG 2021 mop-up round counselling under the All India Quota (AIQ) to resolve the anomalies arising from the addition of 146 seats to the NEET PG mop-up round which were not available for NEET PG 2021 counselling Round 1 and Round 2.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Bela M Trivedi has directed the authorities to conduct a special round of counselling for the 146 seats and allowed the students who have joined the AIQ or state quota seats in Round 2 to participate in it.

SC orders special round for 146 seats

When the Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) proposed to drop 146 seats, Justice Chandrachud suggested conducting a special round for these seats.

"You can have additional rounds for 146 seats...we will have 146 more doctors and immediately have fresh mop up. You don't have to drop it. This is an alternative...It is such a criminal way to drop these 146 seats," said Justice Chandrachud, as reported by Live Law.

"146 students have already joined but if we drop but then they will have to leave right? 146 students have joined the 146 seats. It would be unconscionable on my part as judge. We are in a catch 22 situation. We would rather live with injustice of these 146 seats, someone will get educated you know," he added.

The court has directed authorities to invite options from students within 24 hours of issuing the fresh notification and complete the process within 72 hours after the cut-off time for giving options. After which, the authorities can hold a NEET PG 2021 mop-up round and endeavour to complete the same within 72 hours.

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