The Supreme Court has ordered the government of Maharashtra to conduct combined medical counselling for the vacant seats in the state. Students felt a sigh of relief with the decision of SC. The court also mentioned that the admissions which have been carried out so far would not get affected. According to reports, 85% of medical seats are filled in the state.
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The court has ordered the state government to complete the admission process by October 7, 2016 . However, deemed universities argue that the state government is violating the fundamental right to administer institutions across the state and hold individual counselling for students.
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In another verdict given by SC, the court has refused to interfere in the medical admissions which were already made by the state government of Kerala.