Pragya Singh D/O Shri Kamal Singh v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench; S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11958/2025; Pragya Singh v. Union of India (Ayush Admissions Central Counseling Committee) and others (NTA, NMC, NEET UG Counselling Board); NEET UG-2025 counselling; category wrongly filled as 'General' instead of 'OBC' due to alleged bona fide error; petitioner appeared as General candidate in written examination; belated claim for OBC-category benefits at commencement of counseling held not tenable; grave impact on entire merit list; writ petition dismissed as infructuous; pending applications disposed; Justice Sameer Jain; decided 11/08/2025.
What did the court decide?
The Court held that the petitioner's claim to attain benefits under the 'OBC' Category raised at a belated stage, i.e., at and around commencement of counseling, was not tenable 'at this fag end', as it would render a grave impact upon the entire merit list.