STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. YOGESH KUMAR SAINI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Under challenge is the judgment dated 15.6.2020 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the learned single judge allowed the writ petitions filed by the writ petitioners with the following directions:

(2.) For the academic session 2020-2021, the National Board of Examination invited application for NEET PG 2020 on 01.11.2019 and the Petitioners filled the forms and participated in NEET PG 2020 under the General/UR category and participated in the entrance examination held on 06.01.2020. The results and cut-off were declared on 21.01.2020.

(3.) Before the commencement of the counselling process, the Board of Governors in supersession of the MCI, recommended 92 additional seats for the State of Rajasthan in six government medical colleges. The same was done so that reservations to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) as introduced by the Constitutional 103rd Amendment Act and now envisaged under Article 15(6) could be given effect to, without affecting the number of seats available to candidates belonging to other categories. A letter had also been written by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on 13.03.2020 to the state government for implementation of the 10% quota for EWS. Meanwhile, the number of additional seats recommended to the State of Rajasthan was decreased from 92 to 89 as only 15 seats (As opposed to 18 earlier) could be converted from Diploma to Degree.