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Tamil Nadu to file review plea after Supreme Court strikes down domicile-based reservations for PG medical courses
Tamil Nadu plans to file a review petition against the Supreme Court's ruling that declared domicile-based reservations for postgraduate medical courses unconstitutional, emphasizing merit in the NEET exam for state quota seats.
agenciThe Tamil Nadu government has said it will file a review petition in the Supreme Court on the domicile-based reservation for post-graduate medical courses.
A three-judge bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia and S V N Bhatti said if such a reservation was permitted, it would be an invasion of the fundamental rights of several students.
Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ma Subramanian said the state follows the 69 per cent reservation which he said ensures social justice, PTI reported.
"Reservation is integral in Tamil Nadu to uphold social justice. The implementation of the order will affect the state's rights," he told reporters on Thursday.
It will affect the 50 per cent quota given to TN students, Subramanian added.
"Discussions over the judgement are underway with medical experts. Soon after the deliberations, a review petition will be filed in the Supreme Court," he added.
The apex court had on Wednesday held that domicile-based reservation in post-graduate medical courses by a state was unconstitutional. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia, and SVN Bhatti said that state quota seats must be filled based on merit in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam.
The top court held that providing domicile residence-based reservations for admission to PG medical courses within the state quota is constitutionally impermissible. It stated, “Residence-based reservation in PG medical courses is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.”
"We are all domiciles in the territory of India. There is nothing like a provincial or state domicile. There is only one domicile. We are all residents of India. We have the right to choose residence anywhere in India and to carry out trade and profession anywhere in the country. The Constitution also gives us the right to choose admission in educational institutions across India," said the top court while delivering the judgment, as reported by ANI.
The Supreme Court, while invalidating domicile-based reservations for future postgraduate medical admissions, clarified that the ruling would not impact the reservations already granted to students. The decision followed appeals by some students challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling that deemed domicile reservations in PG medical admissions unconstitutional.
(With inputs from agencies)
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First Published:31 Jan 2025, 09:05 AM IST
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