What happened
The Supreme Court asked the Union government to consider whether the NEET-SS Super Speciality qualifying percentile should be reduced for admissions against reserved seats for in-service government doctors. A bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha heard senior advocate P. Wilson representing the Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association. The Court ordered the Union government to take a decision on the qualifying percentile reduction and scheduled further hearing for August 31.
Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association urged the Court to correct the seat allocation outcome by returning vacant in-service reserved seats to the State. The association’s key claims included:
The Tamil Nadu government transferred 152 in-service reserved Super Speciality seats.Approximately 40 of those 152 seats remained vacant.The association requested that all 40 vacant seats should be returned to the State.The association also argued that 111 in-service candidates were awaiting percentile reduction and would become eligible after qualifying percentile relaxation.
The association also sought protection for the State’s in-service reservation policy until the Supreme Court reaches a final decision. The association’s request was linked to a prior challenge about seat diversion during Super Speciality admissions.
Background and earlier position (what the plea challenged)
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