Telangana PG Medical Admissions: HC inquires State about In-service quota rules

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has asked the State Government if the doctors employed under Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) and insurance medical services department were eligible for In-service reservation for getting admitted to PG medical courses.

While considering a plea posing the question, the HC division bench comprising of Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice Namavarapu Rajeswara Rao has asked the Advocate General for appearing in Court on Wednesday and clarify the stand of the Government in respect to the GO Ms. No. 155.

The plea was filed by some doctors working under TVVP. They complained that the Kaloji Narayana Rao Medical and Health University barred them from availing the competent authority quota for PG medical admission even though they met all eligibility standards and cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) Examination.

The petitioner doctors prayed to the Court for ruling that the act of Kaloji University and other authorities in labelling them as 'Not Eligible as Service Candidate' and barring them from exercising the online options for admission to 2022-2023 Convenor Quot- PG Medical Degree/Diploma seats under the service quota was unlawful.

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As per the latest media report by Deccan Chronicle, during the previous hearing in this matter, the counsel for the University had argued that under the concerned GO, TVVP and IMS Department, only those doctors were eligible for availing the in-service reservation who worked for the State for six years regardless of their location.

On the other hand, the counsel for the petitioners, Sama Sandeep Reddy argued that the special provision of in-service reservation allowed benefits to the in-service doctors while seeking PG medical admissions. The counsel contended that the interpretation of the University made no sense since one cannot compare the service provided by a doctor in a tribal or rural region to that of metropolitan areas.

The petitioners' counsel contended that in such a case, the doctors will not want to practice in the tribal or rural regions and work in the comfortable city areas instead.

New Indian Express adds that after considering the submissions made by both the parties, the HC bench has asked the Advocate General for appearing in the Court on October 12 and help the court to clarify the State Government's position in this regard.

The case will be heard next on October 12, 2022.

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