Supreme Court of India

Vishal Goyal & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 5 S.C.R. 606
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 24 April 2014

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow the writ petitions, declare sub­ clause (a) of clause 2.1 of the two Information Bulletins for post G graduate medical and dental courses for PGET-2014 as u/tra­ vires Article 14 of the Constitution and null and void.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Education/Educational Institutions: Medical and Dental Colleges - Post Graduate Entrance Test, 2014 - Information Bulletins - Sub-clause (a) of clause 2. 1 providing that no candidate shall be admitted. to a professional educational institution unless the· candidate is of 0 Kamataka origin - Constitutional validity of - Held: The institutional preference sought to be given by sub-clause (a) of clause 2.1 of the Information Bulletin for PGET-2014 is clearly contrary to the judgment of Supreme Court in *Dr. Pradeep Jain's case - The said sub-clause does not actually ·give institutional

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