Apex court directs Gujarat government to grant reservation for admission to PG medical diploma in second round of counseling.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Gujarat government to give 50 per cent reservation to in-service candidates for admission to post-graduate medical diploma courses as per the regulations of the Medical Council of India.
The apex court directed the state government to grant the reservation to these candidates in the second round of counselling, starting from 20th May 2017 for admissions in PG courses.
The in-service medical officers are those who work for the government or public authority in remote rural and difficult areas.
A bench, comprising Justices Dipak Misra and A M Khanwilkar, also asked the state government to define remote rural or difficult areas in which the in-service medical officers will be working.
The Gujarat High Court had on May 5 dismissed the petition of inservice medical petitioners on the ground that it was not mandatory for the state government to follow the rules and regulations issued by the Medical Council of India, particularly the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000.
The medicos have challenged the state government order of granting only 25 per cent reservation to the in-service candidates for admission in PG medical diploma courses. (Reference: http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31819&articlexml=SC-orders-50-quota-for-in-service-medicos-20052017006015&Mode=1)