In Brief
The Supreme Court addressed whether a State Government could conduct centralized counselling for MBBS/BDS admissions in deemed universities or whether such universities retained autonomous admission rights. Granting leave, the Court vacated the High Court's stay for future years but preserved already-made admissions. For subsequent counselling rounds in that academic year, the Court directed a joint exercise by a State Committee including university representatives, with admissions from a combined merit list. The Court exercised Article 142 powers to fashion an equitable interim solution pending the High Court's final decision on whether central legislation (Medical Council of India Amendment and UGC Regulations) precluded State Government action overriding deemed universities' statutory admission authority.
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