FAIZA CHOUDHARY vs STATE OF J & K

The Supreme Court addressed whether a vacant MBBS seat from 2010 could be carried forward to 2012 for a candidate on the merit list. The Court held that the Jammu & Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination, under the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, must adhere to the statutory provisions regarding seat allocation, particularly concerning gender-based reservations. The Court ruled that the appellant, despite being lower in merit, could not claim the seat as it was not legally permissible to carry forward unfilled seats beyond the academic year they were allocated.