In Brief
Two students from Ladakh nominated for MBBS admission to medical colleges in Delhi under the Union's central pool allocation scheme sought court directions to complete their admission formalities. Although officially allocated seats at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Maulana Azad Medical College, they had not yet been admitted despite proper nomination. The Supreme Court held that access to professional education is a state obligation, not a discretionary benefit. The Court ordered immediate admission of both students and directed all similarly placed students from the allocation list be admitted. The Court also mandated creation of institutional mechanisms, including nodal officers, to prevent procedural failures from denying students their legitimately allocated seats.
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