Supreme Court of India · 2003-01-27
SUPREET BATRA vs UNION OF INDIA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/12066
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SUPREET BATRA
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA .
- Author
- S. RAJENDRA BABU,D.M. DHARMADHIKARI, G.P. MATHUR.
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU,D.M. DHARMADHIKARI, G.P. MATHUR.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the need for a third round of counselling for the All-India quota in medical admissions due to delays in state-level PMTs and counselling schedules. The Court emphasized that seats should not revert to states after the deadline, allowing meritorious candidates to fill vacancies. The judgment referenced previous cases, including Dr. Pradeep Jain & Ors. vs. Union of India, 1984 (3) SCC 654, establishing the principle that equality mandates some reservation preferences in educational admissions, particularly in medical courses.