Supreme Court of India

Dinesh Kumar & Ors. v. Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad & Ors

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 345
Bench P.N. Bhagwati and R.N. Misra JJ.
Decided 21 July 1986

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that when selection of candidates is being made for admission on an All-India basis, no factor other than merit should be allowed to tilt the balance in favour of a candi­ date.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Professional. Colleges-Admission to Medical Co/leges­ Graduate and Post-Graduate Courses-Reservation of seats-Holding of All-India Entrance Examinations-No weightage for rural service in admission to Post-Graduate Courses. By its main judgment in the case, the Court on 22nd June 1984 fixed the outer limit of reservation of seats in the medical colleges in the State for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses at 70 per cent. In respect of the resultant 30 per cent of the open seats thus available for admission of students on All Irtdia basis irrespective of the State or University from which

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