The Calcutta High Court has held that the disability percentage certified on a candidate’s Unique Disability ID (UDID) card cannot be reassessed by the NEET Medical Assessment Board or the Appellate Authority for deciding eligibility under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities quota. The Board’s role, the Court held, is to assess whether the candidate is functionally capable of pursuing the MBBS course, not to redetermine the quantum of disability already certified under the disability-rights law.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea by an MDS student seeking to continue his course, holding that under the Dental Council of India’s Master of Dental Surgery Course Regulations, 2017, the course must be completed within a maximum of six years from the date of admission, a limit the petitioner could not meet on any view. The Court noted that his attendance and examination record was also deficient, and found no ground to interfere.
The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to an adult NEET-UG candidate seeking admission under the NRI quota, staying, in her case, a Medical Counselling Committee requirement that a candidate produce a guardianship certificate under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 proving that her NRI sponsor is her legal guardian. The Court held that, prima facie, the Guardians and Wards Act applies only to minors, and that a candidate who has crossed 18 need not obtain such a certificate. The matter is listed for October 12.
Today, On 23rd February, The Supreme Court heard a plea challenging the reduction in the NEET PG 2025 percentile cut-off. In its affidavit, the Union of India stated, “NEET-PG is not to certify minimum competence… but to generate an inter se merit list… scores cannot be construed as determinative of clinical incompetence.”
