Supreme Court of India

Asha v. Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 6 S.C.R. 876
Bench Swatanter Kumar J.
Decided 10 July 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that such cases, at least as of now and particularly for a specific period of the year require higher priority in the heavy business of court cases.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

EDUCATION: Medical admissions - MBBS course - Candidate securing more marks and placed higher in merit list, ignored on the ground of absence in counseling during relevant time - Held: The rule of merit for preference of courses and 0 colleges admits no exception - It is an absolute rule and all stakeholders and authorities concerned are required to follow this rule strictly and without demur - Record indicates that the candidate was present in the counseling at the time of attendance and even subsequent thereto - Directions issued for her admission to MBBS course. Medical admissions -

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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