NEIL AURELIO NEET EWS AIQ DRAFT

The Supreme Court on Thursday

A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant and Justice PS Narasimha

The bench was hearing the plea challenging the amended reservation(s) policy by the Government of India wherein a decision was taken to provide 27% reservation for OBCs and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in AIQ scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical/dental courses (MBBS / MD/ MS/ Diploma/ BDS/ MDS) from the current academic year 2021-22 onwards.

However, later, the Supreme Court on January 7, 2022, allowed NEET PG 2021 counseling to be conducted as per the notification issued by the Central Government while upholding the amended reservation(s) policy by the Government of India wherein a decision was taken to provide 27% reservation for OBCs in AIQ scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical/dental courses (MBBS / MD/ MS/ Diploma/ BDS/ MDS) from the current academic year 2021-22 onwards.

Whereas, over the issue of EWS reservation the bench opined that "The validity of the criteria given by the Pandey Commission for EWS will be subject to the final hearing in the month of March."

The bench further said that "in EWS- we said that the arguments petitioner in EWS validity was not limited to share in AIQ but was also on basic criteria that is why it requires detailed hearing."

Later, the Supreme Court had stayed the NEET PG Counselling for the year 2021, in connection to which the Resident Doctors are currently protesting.

Cause Title: Case Title: Neil Aurelio Nunes & Ors Vs Union of India & Ors