NEET PG: In Service Candidate alleges Arbitrary Seat Allotment at RVM Medical College, HC issues notice

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court bench has recently issued notices in a plea challenging the arbitrary seat allotment to a postgraduate medical candidate in RVM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Medak.

Issuing the notice, the HC bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Anil Kumar has listed the matter for further hearing after two weeks.

The bench was considering a plea by an in-service PG medical candidate, who also belongs to the scheduled caste category. Approaching the HC bench, the petitioner alleged arbitrary seat allotment at the medical college.

It was submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that he belonged to the SC Category and he has secured 220 marks, whereas another candidate (Respondent No.3) was admitted to the Medak-based medical college while only obtaining 160 marks in the Postgraduate medical entrance examination, i.e. the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG). The petitioner's counsel also informed the court that the petitioner had submitted an option for the concerned medical institute as well.

The petitioner prayed to the court to issue an order or mandamus declaring the action of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) in not allotting a seat to the petitioner in PG SPM in terms of his web options, and allotting a PG SPM seat to another candidate who scored less as "illegal and arbitrary and discriminatory" violating the Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

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During the hearing of the case on 07.11.2023, the counsel for KNRUHS invited the Court's attention to the notice dated 19.08.2023 issued by the Union Government which provides that the candidates who have participated in the first three rounds of counselling are not entitled to participate in the stray round of counselling.

It was submitted by the KNRUHS counsel that the petitioner has participated in up to the first three phases of counseling and had already been allotted a seat. Therefore, the petitioner was not entitled to participate in the stray round of counselling, which was held on 11.10.2023.

On 15.12.2023, when the matter came up for hearing before the HC bench, the counsel for KNRUHS invited the attention of the court to the stand taken by the university in paragraph 18 of the counter affidavit. 

As per the latest media report by Deccan Chronicle, the respondent informed the court that based on his marks, the petitioner had four options but he had applied for three. The petitioner's counsel stated that one of the options was RVM Institute of Medical Sciences. While considering the matter, the HC bench said that without hearing the other candidate no orders could be passed and therefore, it directed to issue notice to the other candidate and adjourned the matter by two weeks.

"However, at this point of time, it is noticed that service on respondent No.3 has not been effected. Let service report be filed within two weeks. List thereafter," the HC bench mentioned in the order.

To view the HC order, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/telangana-hc-kvm-institute-228151.pdf

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