In Brief
The petitioner sought to validate his MBBS admission granted by a private medical college after passing an entrance examination (CGMAT-2016) conducted outside the prescribed timeline. The Supreme Court set aside the admission, holding that it violated the Medical Council of India's regulations and the Court's own earlier orders mandating NEET as the sole admissions route. Although the Court sympathized with the petitioner's situation—he was not at fault—it upheld the principle that rule of law requires strict adherence to prescribed regulatory procedures, even if individuals become unintended victims of institutional maladministration. The petition was dismissed, though the petitioner was permitted to pursue other legal remedies."
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