Sheth Mushfikabanu Mahmadarif v. Union of India Thr Its Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
NEET-PG-2025 All India Quota admission; category change from Open to OBC (Muslim Patni Jamat, Central OBC list); non-creamy layer certificate issued after NEET results; benefit of lower eligibility criteria under NBE Circular dated 13 January 2026; PwD quota disability Report/Certificate dated 18 February 2026 negating eligibility, taken on record marked 'X'; MCC directed to open portal for category change, caste claim verification, and consideration under OBC category per inter se merits; reliance on earlier order dated 06 September 2024 in Writ Petition No. 9218 of 2024; writ petition disposed of, no costs. Bombay High Court, 18 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
Respondent No. 2 (MCC) directed to open the portal to permit the Petitioner to change her category from Open to OBC and/or make a claim to a Post Graduate Medical seat under that category; OBC caste claim to be verified by the concerned authorities; MCC to consider the Petitioner under the OBC category as per inter se merits; all other compliance including document uploads as required by MCC; no order as to costs.