MP High Court issues notice to medical education director over ‘fake’ NRI admissions
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought a response from the director of medical education within 24 hours regarding a petition that challenges the alleged misuse of the NRI quota in PG medical admissions. The petitioner claims that local students were wrongly granted seats under the quota, and has requested their cancellation, urging that these seats be included in the second round of counselling, reported timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
Petitioner alleges manipulation in NRI quota allotment
Khyati Shekhar, a petitioner from Bhopal, argued that out of 1,117 NRI quota seats in PG medical courses across the state, 84 were allotted in the first round of counselling. However, 48 of these seats were allegedly given to students who are not NRIs but are residents of Madhya Pradesh. The director of medical education had issued notices to these students, asking them to submit supporting documents by January 21.
Allegations of seat ‘selling’ ahead of the mop-up round
According to the petition, the second round of PG counselling is set to continue until February 2, after which only the mop-up round will remain.
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The petitioner claims that despite clear evidence of non-NRI students securing these admissions, the director of medical education has not officially cancelled the seats or transferred them to the general category
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The petitioner further alleged that this delay is deliberate, aiming to create opportunities for “selling” these vacant NRI seats during the mop-up round
Senior Counsel Aditya Sanghi, representing the petitioner, cited a Supreme Court ruling that mandates no medical seat should remain vacant. However, he argued that the director of medical education has failed to take the necessary steps to address the irregularity.
Following initial arguments, a division bench of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Vinay Saraf issued a notice to the director of medical education, demanding a response within 24 hours.
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