NEET PG Counselling: SC tells petitioners to approach HC on 1:5 seat to candidate ratio

Supreme Court of India has directed the petitioners seeking directions to MCC to follow 1:5 seat to candidate ratio in NEET PG admissions to approach the concerned High Court.

Supreme Court while hearing the writ petition filed for seeking directions to Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to follow 1:5 seat to candidate ratio for medical postgraduate admissions, has directed the petitioner to approach the concerned High Court.

Justice DY Chandrachud said in the court, "You are concerned with in-service reservation of candidates in West Bengal. This is not an all-India issue. Go to the High Court... Whatever we decide in EWS will obviously cover you on the EWS issue. On the in-service candidates reservation, you can move the High Court," as reported by Live Law.

The petition is now withdrawn and liberty was given to the petitioners to approach the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.

The petitioners have alleged that the Centre has not accepted the condition imposed in Anand S Biji's case that says that "a total of five times a number of seats available for allotment or all qualified candidates whichever is less, will be given chance to participate in online counselling for allotment process." 

The petition read, "It is amusing to note that at one hand Centre is flouting directions of the Top Court and on the other hand they are subjecting results of the exam to the judgements/orders of the Court."

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