Anup Agrawal S/O Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. State of Rajasthan
REPORTABLE – High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan HC Jaipur (Justice Sameer Jain, pronounced 21/05/2025) dismisses batch led by S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7067/2025 (Anup Agrawal v. State of Rajasthan; with Nos. 1691/2024, 2614/2024, 6646/2025, 7237/2025) challenging NEET PG 2024 additional addendum dated 22.04.2025 imposing 50% institutional and 50% in-service preference for MD/MS seats (six-month ultrasound course under PCPNDT Rules): criteria upheld as valid under Articles 14 and 16; Dr. Simple Gupta (D.B. Spl. Appeal (W) 822/2020) distinguished as diluted/non-binding; Tanvi Behl distinguished; Saurabh Chaudri, Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association, Yatinkumar Jasubhai Patel relied on; Indra Sawhney referred (50% ceiling); no costs.
What did the court decide?
This Court finds that the eligibility conditions and reservation policy notified through the impugned addendum do not suffer from any constitutional infirmity; they are in consonance with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, and the Court is not inclined to interfere with a policy decision which is reasoned, proportionate, and aligned with public interest.