Supreme Court holds states have power to provide quota in PG admissions to government doctors serving in remote areas

The Supreme Court on Monday held that states are empowered to make special provisions for granting quota in admissions in PG courses to government doctors serving in remote areas.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra held that states have legislative competence to make special provisions for reservation.

The top court said that the Medical Council of India (MCI) guideline that banished such reservation is subjective and unlawful. The seat



said that the MCI is a legal body and has no capacity to make arrangements for reservations. 

The judgment was articulated on a supplication by Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association and others battling that giving reservation advantages would energize those working in government emergency clinics and in provincial zones.

The bench also comprised justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M R Shah, and Aniruddha Bose.

(With PTI inputs)