NEET UG, PG Counselling 2021 LIVE Updates: SC Hearing On OBC, EWS Quota Begins, More Details Here
More than 42,000 aspiring doctors are awaiting the Supreme Court verdict. The top court is hearing the EWS, OBC reservation in connection with the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test postgraduate (NEET PG 2021) counselling case now. The SC agreed to hear NEET PG Counselling dates delay case today, January 5, 2022, after the Centre on Monday requested the top court to schedule a hearing in a matter related to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota, citing “some urgency”. The matter was earlier listed for hearing on January 6.
Supreme Court hearing on the NEET PG Counselling delay case begins. The matter was listed today after the Centre requested an “urgent hearing”. Latest updates on the EWS quota hearing here.
Supreme Court to continue hearing NEET PG case tomorrow
The bench would continue hearing the NEET PG Counselling matter tomorrow immediately after fresh matters are over, Live Law reported.
Jan. 5, 2022 | 03:55 PM IST
NEET PG case in Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Arvind Datar challenging EWS reservation in NEET PG Counselling. He says that the Constitution amendment providing for EWS was notified on January 15, 2019. Within three days the office memorandum specifying the EWS criteria came. Unlike the commissions for OBC reservations, there is no study undertaken for EWS reservations. “Though we are concerned with PG Studies, this applies to all India criteria. This criteria will apply to all institutions- IIT Admissions, other admissions in insitutions, it will apply everywhere, he says, as per Live Law.
Datar: Though we are concerned with PG Studies, this applies to all India criteria. This criteria will apply to all institutions- IIT Admissions, other admissions in insitutions, it will apply everywhere. #NeetPGcounselling2021
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) January 5, 2022
Jan. 5, 2022 | 03:49 PM IST
NEET PG Counselling Hearing Live
Arguing that the NEET PG admission should be merit-based, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan says, “In many courses, postgraduate is the end of the road, and that is the super-speciality in some departments. So the principle regarding super-speciality courses will apply to postgraduate courses too.”
NEET PG Counselling Update
Senior Advocate Shyam Divan argues that the government’s executive order cannot implement OBC, EWS quota in the AIQ which was created as per the Court’s directions “An executive order cannot nullify a judgment of this court..this right is recognised and created by this court which is a facet of Article 14”, Divan argues.
NEET PG admission should be merit-based: Senior advocate Shyam Divan
NEET postgraduate admissions must be completely merit-based and reservation must be minimal. Senior Advocate Shyam Divan refers to Supreme Court judgments which hold that there should be no reservation in super-specialty courses, Live Law reported
SG urges Supreme Court to allow commencement of NEET PG Counselling
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for Centre has urged the Supreme Court to allow NEET counselling.
NEET PG Counselling 2021
The introduction of reservations in NEET PG Counselling have taken away over 2500 seats available for the general category. This ought not to be applied in the present admissions, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan says.
NEET PG: Supreme Court hearing on OBC quota
As per Live Law, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan on OBC reservation said:
- The rules of the game cannot be changed in the middle, and that this reservation cannot be introduced through executive instructions as the All India Quota was carved out on the basis of judicial directions.
- The last date for registration of NEET-PG was March 15, 2021. After that date, the rules of the game cannot be changed.
- The original exam was scheduled in April. It was postponed to September due to the pandemic.
- The notification for OBC/EWS quota was issued on July 29,
NEET PG Supreme Court Hearing Live
Saying that the reservation was introduced after the exam dates were announced, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan refers to July 29, 2021, a notification that introduced OBC, EWS quota. He says this amounted to “changing the rules of the game mid-way”.
NEET PG Counselling Hearing: Supreme Court hearing on OBC reservation
Senior Advocate Shyam Divan now starts arguing. His petition challenges the OBC, EWS quota in NEET-AIQ. He takes the bench through the background of the case. He says his main focus will be 27% OBC reservation in NEET PG Counselling 2021, Live Law reported.
NEET PG Counselling 2021 Dates
“There are two difficulties for the counselling. If the counselling is done based on the report then our plea is dismissed at the threshold. When your lordships say allow counselling, does it mean allow admissions on Rs 8 lakh limit?,” Senior Advocate Arvind Datar
Jan. 5, 2022 | 03:19 PM IST
NEET PG Counselling 2021 Supreme Court
As per Live Law, Solicitor General says, “Let us proceed with the NEET counselling. Let that stage be over. Your lordships may start hearing the matter in the meanwhile. I admit it was not your lordship’s order which prevented counselling. When the statement was made, situation was not anticipated
NEET PG Supreme Court Hearing
Justice Chandrachud says, “Solicitor, on the 25th of November, you said you will revisit the criteria. We had said that the matter will be heard on Jan 6, and you filed your affidavit. We’ll have to give opportunity to Datar and Divan in brief.”
NEET PG SC Hearing Live: Senior advocate suggests postponing EWS, OBC reservation to next admission
Senior Advocate Arvind Datar suggests the application of old system for the present counselling, deferring OBC, EWS to the next admissions. Senior Adv P Wilson, for DMK, objects to this and says OBC reservation can’t be postponed, LiveLaw reported.
NEET PG Hearing Live: Petitioners have stay on OBC quota
Shyam Divan says apart from EWS, the petitioners have sought for stay on the OBC quota as well. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar says the petitioners have much to argue against the latest stance of the govt. “We have much to say on Rs 8 lakh criteria”, Datar says.
NEET PG case in Supreme Court: Live updates
Senior Advocate Shyam Divan for petitioners making an intervention. He says that the 3-judge bench had heard the matter in part and asks if this 2-judge bench will hear the petitioners as well. Justice Chandrachud says the 2-judge bench was constituted as the Solicitor sought an urgent hearing. This being a miscellaneous week, there is no 3-judge bench available, Justice Chandrachud says, as per Live Law report.
NEET PG hearing in Supreme Court
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta takes the bench through the affidavit filed by the Centre on December 31, where the Centre said it has accepted the recommendations of the expert committee to retain the existing EWS criteria for ongoing admissions, Live Law reported.
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