In Brief
A consortium of deemed universities in Karnataka challenged communications from the Directorate General of Health Services regarding the definition and filling of NRI (Non-Resident Indian) quota seats in medical colleges. The Court held that institutions must follow established guidelines based on the Anshul Tomar decision, which clarify that NRI quota eligibility includes students whose parents or first-degree relatives are NRIs residing abroad, as well as students treated as wards by specified categories of NRI relatives. The Court clarified that the NRI quota shall include Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO). The order applies exclusively to deemed universities and directs completion of NRI quota counseling by 31st August 2017."
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