NEET UG, PG Counselling 2021 LIVE Updates: Supreme Court Hearing On OBC, EWS Quota Today
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NEET Counselling 2021 : The Supreme Court hearing on Other Backward Class (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota in PG all India quota seats (MBBS/BDS and MD/MS/MDS) from the current academic session has been scheduled for today.
The Supreme Court today, on January 5, will hear a plea challenging the July 29 notification of the centre and the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to provide 27 per cent reservation to OBC and 10 per cent to EWS students in all India quota medical seats. NEET PG counselling will not start until the top court decides the validity of EWS and OBC reservation.Register here for NEET PG counselling 2021 latest updates
NEET PG counselling for 50 per cent AIQ seats was scheduled to begin on October 25 but the MCC had postponed it following the Supreme Court’s direction.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared in the court on behalf of the Centre, that the matter pertains to admissions to post-graduate medical courses and that students have been facing difficulties.
A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud told the Centre on Monday said that a bench of requisite strength can be set up by the CJI as the EWS quota matter is being heard by a three-judge bench.
