Omkar vs The Union Of India

The Supreme Court ruled that under the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines, specifically the amended Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 1997, individuals with 40% or more disability are ineligible for admission to medical courses. The appellant, diagnosed with a speech and language disability of 44%, was deemed ineligible for the PwD reservation and medical course as per the NMC norms. The Court upheld the decision of the Certification Centre and the NMC, affirming that the appellant did not meet the eligibility criteria for admission under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act).