Supreme Court of India

The State of Madhypradesh and Ors. v. Gopal D. Tirthani and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 797

Bench R.C. Lahoti and Ashok Bhan JJ.

Decided 28 July 2003

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From the headnote

Education-Higher Education-Admission to Post Graduate Medical Courses within State-Selection criteria: Allocation of 20% seats in post graduation for in-service candidates- doctors in employment of State Government-Validity of-Held: Such a/location is not a reservation but a separate and exclusive channel of entry or source of admission-In-service candidates and open category candidates constitute two classes based on intelligible differentia, having rational relation with the object that the in-service candidates on attaining post graduate degree would be available for being posted in rural

Authorities it was built on

1999 Dr. Preeti Srivastava and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors. cited by 38
1981 State of M.P. and Anr. v. Kumari Nivedita Jain and Ors. cited by 20
1974 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Pradip Tandon & Ors. cited by 16
2001 State of Punjab v. Dayanand Medical College and Hospital and Ors. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2012 Asha v. Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences & Ors. relied on
2017 Neeraj Kumar Sainy and Ors. v. State of U.P. and Ors. referred to
2012 Rajan Purohit & Ors. v. Rajasthan University of Health Science & Ors. referred to
2012 Satyaprata Sahoo & Ors. v. State of Orissa & Ors. referred to
2012 Priya Gupta v. State of Chhatishgarh & Ors referred to
2015 Sudhir N. & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors. mentioned
2013 Christian Medical College Vellore & Ors v. Union of India and Ors. mentioned
2020 Ram Sharan Maurya and Others v. State of U.P. and Others distinguished
2016 State of U.P. & Ors. v. Dr. Dinesh Singh Chauhan not applicable

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 4 referred to · 2 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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