HC stays GO on medical seat vacancy
‘Order affects 50% ceiling on quota’
A division bench of Hyderabad High Court comprising Justice V. Ramasubramanian and Justice T. Rajani on Wednesday stayed the operation of an AP Government Order which mandates filling of vacancy of medical seat by students from reserved category only if the vacancy arises due to decision of the students from reserved category to move to the seat which they got in open category.
The bench stayed GO Ms 550 para 5(2) while dealing with a case filed by Harshvardhan and others. The petitioners said that some reserved category students got good marks in NEET and were allotted seat falling in open category (non-reserved). The petitioners made it clear that they cannot complain as these students got good ranks in NEET. Later these students opted to move to another college in a different town and the seats which were allotted to them in the first round fell vacant. Now the issue is whether this seat can be filled by any student based on NEET rank or with students from reserved category only. The petitioners contended that this seat in open category must be thrown open to all. They complained that the GO says such seats be filled by only students from reserved category as they fell vacant as the students from reserved category chose other better options. The bench felt that due to the GO the 50 percent ceiling on reservations may be effected. The case is adjourned to September 18.
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