NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Reserves Order In EWS/OBC Case [LIVE UPDATES Of Day 2]

Shruti Kakkar

6 Jan 2022 10:08 AM IST

  • 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).



    Live Updates

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:37 PM IST

      Bench closes arguments. Reserves orders.

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:35 PM IST

      Datar urges to keep EWS criteria at 2.5 lakhs in the alternative.

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:33 PM IST

      Divan concludes. Now Datar makes rejoinder

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:30 PM IST

      Divan: When I had applied, I knew that these 3500 seats are there. However, everything got postponed because of the public health emergency.

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:30 PM IST

      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.


    • 6 Jan 2022 4:30 PM IST


      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.


    • 6 Jan 2022 4:30 PM IST

      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.

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:30 PM IST

      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.

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:26 PM IST

      Shyam Divan now makes rejoinder arguments.

    • 6 Jan 2022 4:19 PM IST

      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.

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