SC Orders Status Quo On Mop Up Round Of NEET PG Counselling
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to reconsider the decision of adding 146 new seats, as it directed the Central government to maintain status quo till Thursday on the mop-up round of NEET-PG 2021-22 counselling.A bench, headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, observed these 146 seats were not available to the candidates in the previous rounds of counselling, and have been allocated to students who are lower on the merit, when compared with students who were allocated seats in the first and second round of counselling.
It expressed concern at two aspects - the addition of 146 new seats in government college, and the lack of uniform application of March 16 notice of the Medical Counselling Committee barring students who took admissions in state quota from participating in the mop-up round for the All India quota. The bench said the DGHS should examine the issue.
On March 28, the Supreme Court sought response from DGHS on petitions filed by various groups of doctors seeking participation in mop-up round of NEET-PG 2021-22 counselling. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing some petitioners, submitted before the apex court that after the second round of counselling, his clients were allotted the seats and later, the DGHS issued two notices to bring into the pool some seats which were not available to them.
The apex court is hearing petitions filed by a group of doctors seeking to participate in mop-up round of NEET-PG 2021-22 counselling. Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, representing another set of petitioners, submitted that people who were much lower in rank than his clients will get better disciplines. The bench noted that staying the process of counselling will be a very extreme step. "If we cancel the seats, then we will have to cancel all the admissions, which would further delay the whole processa."A group of petitioners contended that after round one of the counselling, they joined a discipline, but were not allowed to upgrade in round two. They sought permission to appear in the mop-up round.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to reexamine the choice of adding 146 new seats, as it guided the Focal government to keep up with the norm till Thursday on the mop-up round of NEET-PG 2021-22 directing.
A seat, headed by Equity D.Y. Chandrachud, noticed these 146 seats were not accessible to the competitors in the past rounds of guiding, and have been distributed to understudies who are lower on the legitimacy, when contrasted and understudies who were assigned seats in the first and second round of advising.
It communicated worry at two viewpoints - the expansion of 146 new seats in government school, and the absence of uniform use of Walk 16 notification of the Clinical Directing Panel excepting understudies who took affirmations in state quantity from taking part in the mop-up round for the All India amount. The seat said the DGHS ought to look at the issue.
Refering to that the notification has not been followed consistently, the seat noted it raises concern, whether seat distribution in the All India share in mop-up round was fair? On Walk 28, the High Court looked for reaction from DGHS on petitions documented by different gatherings of specialists looking for support in mop-up round of NEET-PG 2021-22 directing.