In Brief
Three Muslim minority students from Tamil Nadu who qualified the NEET-UG examination but received low rankings sought a separate admission process for minority medical colleges in Kerala, arguing that minority institutions should not participate in the State's centralized counselling. During hearing, the petitioners shifted focus to challenging a Government Order that categorizes candidates as Keralites, Non-Keralites Category I, and Non-Keralites Category II, restricting the latter from medical course admission. The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition on maintainability grounds, holding that the Government Order was neither pleaded nor prayed to be quashed in the original petition, making oral arguments challenging its constitutional validity impermissible. The Court declined to adjudicate the merits without proper pleadings.
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