Dr. Kriti Lakhina vs The State Of Karnataka

The Supreme Court ruled that Clause 4.1 of the Information Bulletin issued by the Karnataka Government, which imposes domicile conditions for admission to Post-Graduate Medical and Dental Courses, is unconstitutional as it arbitrarily restricts candidates who obtained their MBBS/BDS degrees from Karnataka from competing for government quota seats. The Court emphasized adherence to its previous ruling in Vishal Goyal v. State of Karnataka, establishing that such domicile requirements violate the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court quashed the impugned clause, allowing the petitioners to compete for admissions.