NEET 2017: SC Refuses Hearing on Medical Admissions, Asks Madras HC to Decide

The Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain any plea against the Tamil Nadu government’s order of reserving 85% medical seats for the students of the state board, and 15% of seats for the students of other boards including CBSE. Father of a medical aspirant filed a petition against the Tamil Nadu government.

However, the Supreme Court directed the petitioner to approach High Court of Madras which is already hearing pleas against the TN government’s order. The court further advised the petitioner to either file a fresh plea in the Madras HC or intervene in the pending issue before the HC. The apex court requested the Madras HC to expedite the hearing in the case on a priority basis.

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Earlier, the government of Tamil Nadu passed an order stating that it will reserve 85% of UG medical seats for the students of the state board, and open only 15% of UG medical seats for the students of other boards including CBSE. However, CBSE students in Tamil Nadu were not happy with the decision of the state government. They claimed that they had studied in the CBSE schools located in Tamil Nadu and giving least priority to these students in medical admissions is unfair. Therefore, a section of CBSE students from Tamil Nadu approached the HC seeking justice.

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The petitioners also claimed that NEET is a national level entrance examination and there should be no discrimination should be made between the schools affiliated to state boards or CBSE. The order passed by the state government is discriminatory and it diminishes the chances of CBSE students from getting admission to medical courses in the state.