HARISH VERMA vs AJAY SRIVASTAVA

The Supreme Court addressed the constitutional validity of the first proviso to Regulation 9 of the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, which set minimum qualifying marks for postgraduate medical courses. The Court held that the regulation, which stipulated 50% for general candidates and 40% for SC/ST/OBC candidates, was valid and applicable to in-service candidates as well. The Court dismissed the writ petitions challenging the regulation, affirming that the selection process must adhere to the established merit-based criteria under Section 33 and Section 20 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.