In Brief
The State of Punjab notified postgraduate medical course admissions with a 30% marks incentive for PCMS doctors serving in remote areas, excluding Rural Medical Officers employed by Zila Parishads. The High Court held this classification unreasonable and contrary to MCI Regulations Regulation 9(IV), directing inclusion of RMOs. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's directions for recasting merit lists, finding the High Court had disregarded a coordinate Bench judgment on the same issue without referring to a larger Bench. The Court remitted the matter to the Government for fresh consideration within Regulation 9(IV)'s purpose, without deciding the merit of the underlying classification issue.
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