NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Reserves Order In EWS/OBC Case [LIVE UPDATES Of Day 2]
The Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to OBC/EWS reservation in NEET-AIQ. The cases are listed as item number 33 before a 2-judge bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna. Stay on this page for live-updates from the hearing.The hearing is likely to determine whether the counselling for NEET-PG admissions will commence soon or not. Yesterday,...
The Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to OBC/EWS reservation in NEET-AIQ. The cases are listed as item number 33 before a 2-judge bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna.
Stay on this page for live-updates from the hearing.
The hearing is likely to determine whether the counselling for NEET-PG admissions will commence soon or not. Yesterday, the Centre had requested the Court to allow the commencement of the counselling. The bench then sought the response of the petitioners opposing OBC/EWS reservation. Senior Advocates Shyam Divan and Arvind P Datar made arguments yesterday (for reports of their arguments, read here and here).
Bench closes arguments. Reserves orders.
Datar urges to keep EWS criteria at 2.5 lakhs in the alternative.
Divan concludes. Now Datar makes rejoinder
Divan: When I had applied, I knew that these 3500 seats are there. However, everything got postponed because of the public health emergency.
Divan: The issue is for this set of PG seats which the court created and if that can be vitiated away? Our answer is NO.
Now after 3.5 decades, it has reached the level of principle and entitlement.
Divan: That is why we look at Pradip Jain.
It was evolved in context of domiciliary requirement. 50% seats, AIQ and open to all. It has stood the time of test.
Divan: In enormous balancing exercise which this court does and undertakes, what you have over here is certain orders set out by the court with huge and enormous vision and that is how 50% came.
Divan for changing the rules of the game: We all agreed on the dates. At this juncture, persons who have registered know the overall seat matrix available to them on which they can compete. That is the fairness hear.
Shyam Divan now makes rejoinder arguments.
VK Biju : Even in Court, I am EWS, because I am getting few minutes to argue.
Justice Chandrachud takes exception to this remark : Mr.Biju, if you want to argue the whole day, argue the whole day tomorrow. It will delay the order. You have to take responsibility. In this court, there is no EWS or OBC. All are equal. Whether junior or senior.