In Brief
Medical students admitted through private counselling at Glocal Medical College in violation of mandatory centralized counselling regulations sought relief to continue their studies despite being discharged by the Medical Council of India. The Supreme Court dismissed their review petition, holding that admissions conducted in breach of State notifications mandating centralized counselling (based on NEET qualifications) are per se illegal and cannot be cured through subsequent examination passage. Courts cannot grant sympathetic relief to circumvent the integrity of admission processes. Centralized counselling for medical admissions, even in private institutions, is constitutionally valid under Articles 14, 15, and 16, ensuring merit-based selection and preventing malpractices. The students' illegal backdoor entry could not be regularized.
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