Dr Avi Gupta S/O Rajendra Gupta v. the State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed a batch of writ petitions challenging the medical counseling notification for Senior Residency seats. The Court held that prohibiting 2021 batch candidates from subsequent counseling rounds was arbitrary. It directed that vacancies must be filled by 2021 batch candidates on merit before allotting to others, and extraneous factors like spouse posting are prohibited.
What did the court decide?
Candidates of the 2021 batch permitted to participate in subsequent counseling rounds on merit; extraneous criteria for allotment prohibited.