Supreme Court of India

Vansh S/o Prakash Dolas v. The Ministry of Education & the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 3 S.C.R. 705
Bench B.R. Gavai, Rajesh Bindal and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 20 March 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that while the primary duty of constitutional courts remains the control of power, including setting aside of administrative actions that may be illegal or arbitrary, it must be acknowledged that such measures may not singularly address repercussions of abuse of power.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to MBBS admission to a Maharashtra State domicile in Maharashtra despite his father’s deployment outside Maharashtra as a paramilitary personnel. Headnotes Education/Educational Institutions – Medical admission – Cancellation – Appellant-domicile of Maharashtra and son of Constable in BSF, passed his SSC and HSC exams from an institution outside the State of Maharashtra – Applied for admission to an MBBS course under the Other Backward Class/Non-Creamy Layer category – Despite being issued a provisional selection letter, his admission was cancelled –

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