Supreme Court's final decision on EWS criteria will apply to NEET PG 2022

While hearing the petition filed by NEET PG 2022 candidates seeking clarity on EWS criteria, the Supreme Court has said that whatever it will decide regarding the EWS quota in NEET PG will be applicable for the NEET PG 2022-23 admissions.

NEET PG 2022 candidates had moved to the Supreme Court for clarity on the EWS criteria and the top court of the country has decided that whatever it decides regarding the validity of the INR 8 lakhs annual income criteria for determining the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota in NEET PG will apply for the NEET PG 2022-23 admissions.

"We have kept the matter in March for disposal. The process cannot stop", Justice Chandrachud observed.

The petitioners' counsel had submitted that the petitioners have sought an extension of the deadline for the edit option in the online forms with respect to the EWS norms.

"No, we cannot grant you extension of the edit window. If authorities have set out a window then so be it. Whatever happens in the matter, it will govern because that's our jurisdiction under Article 32," said Justice Chandrachud.

He added, "We have not stalled the process for 2022 2023. We just said EWS quota will be as per our order and we will decide in March. You can file intervention in the main matter. We'll permit you to withdraw this & file an intervention," as reported by Live Law.

On January 6, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna had upheld the constitutionality of 27% OBC reservation and for EWS category, the court had allowed the existing criteria to remain for the NEET PG 2021 admissions so that the counselling can not be delayed further and the court is yet to take any final decision on EWS criteria for next admission session.

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