NEET PG 2021 Counselling: Supreme Court judgment on EWS quota in AIQ seats today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court final judgment on EWS, OBC reservation in NEET PG Counselling 2021 All India Quota (AIQ) seats today. After being deferred multiple times, the matter was taken up by the Supreme Court on January 5. The top court closed the arguments yesterday and reserved the orders on EWS, OBC quota in NEET PG 2021 Counselling.

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A petition was filed challenging the July 29 notice providing 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category in 15% UG and 50% PG All India Quota seats (MBBS or BDS and MD, MS, MDS) with effect from the academic session 2021-22.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna asked the parties to file their written submissions for consideration. "We have been hearing this matter for two days, we must start counselling in national interest," the bench said.

On EWS quota Rs 8 lakh income limit, Senior Advocate Arvind Datar said, "Our submission is that 8 lakhs is a top-down approach and not a bottom approach." He urged Supreme Court to direct Rs 2.5 lakh as the limit for this year for NEET PG counselling, as per the Live Law report.

While Senior Advocate Anand Grover said that the vast majority of people are from 0 to 2.5 lakhs. “Even if the income tax limit is now 5 lakhs, more than 80% of people are in this range. If 5 lakh criteria is adopted, vast majority will fall into that.”

The Supreme Court judgment on the EWS quota in NEET PG Counselling 2021 will determine whether NEET UG, PG Counselling dates will be announced soon or not.