NEET PG- Do Not Compel Candidates to Resign from Counselling or Forfeit Deposit Till Round 2 Result is Declared: MP HC

Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the Central Government and the State Government authorities not to compel postgraduate medical aspirants to resign from the All India 2nd Round counselling of the National Eligibility-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) and forfeit the security deposit until the state declares the results of the 2nd round of counselling.

While considering the plea by the NEET PG aspirants in this regard, the HC Division bench of Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Anuradha Shukla issued directions in this regard to the Union of India, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) through Directorate General of Health Services, State Government through Principal Secretary Department of Forest, Director of Medical Education and the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).

Accordingly, the Court ordered, "... the respondents are directed not to compel the petitioners to resign as also not to forfeit the security amount till the result of the 2nd round counselling is declared by the State."

The plea was filed by MBBS graduates, who appeared in the NEET PG 2024 examination. After securing the requisite percentile, the petitioners became eligible to participate in the counselling at both All India Quota (AIQ) and State levels.

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However, after the High Court passed an interim order, a stay was issued on the publication of the results of the second round of counselling for the NEET PG 2024.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that MP High Court had stayed the Phase II Seat Allotment for the NEET PG 2024 counselling after taking note of the changes made in the rules in between the counselling process. Further, the HC bench comprising Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Anuradha Shuka had also issued directions to the Department of Public Health and Medical Education, Bhopal to reopen the portal so that the candidates, who have become eligible to participate in the counselling process due to the reduction in the NEET-PG cut-off percentile could register for the counselling.

The petitioners' counsel argued that because of the interim order passed by the High Court, the petitioners would be compelled to resign from the All India Quota 2nd round counselling as per the guidelines, as per which, the candidates have to resign and deposit the security amount on or before 14.01.2025. 

Therefore, the petitioners' counsel urged the Court to issue a direction to the authorities to extend or relax the resignation guidelines for AIQ PG Counselling only for 2nd round seats without forfeiture of security deposits until the declaration of the results for the 2nd round of counselling.

After considering these circumstances, the Court issued directions to the authorities including MCC, NBE not to compel the petitioners to resign from the seats and also not force them to forfeit the security amount until the State declared the result of the 2nd round of counselling. With these observations, the Court disposed of the plea.

"Taking into consideration the fact that the results of the 2nd round counselling have already been stayed by this Court in W.P. No.162/2025, the respondents are directed not to compel the petitioners to resign as also not to forfeit the security amount till the result of the 2nd round counselling is declared by the State," ordered the Court.

To view the order, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/mp-hc-order-269177.pdf

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