In Brief
Dr. Nilay Gupta and other medical postgraduate candidates challenged the deletion of the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota in Rajasthan medical colleges during the 2020-21 admission process. The single judge found the quota's elimination unfair; the division bench reversed this. The Supreme Court held that while private colleges retain discretion to provide or withhold an NRI quota, procedural fairness demands reasonable notice if abolishing an announced quota mid-process. Candidates lack a statutory right to specific quotas but deserve fair procedure. The Court directed a fresh merit-based counselling for NRI seats, allowing displaced candidates remedial consideration without disturbing admissions of those who accepted the quota's deletion.
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