New Delhi: Dismissing a petition by Punjab government seeking protection for its notification that expanded the ambit of NRI quota to include relatives of NRIs for admission to medical and dental colleges in the state, the Supreme Court of India said ‘this NRI quota fraud must end now, as it comes at the cost of meritorious students.’
The Punjab government notification
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra said that the Punjab government notification, that extended the definition of people eligible to take admissions under NRI quota, had the effect of extending the benefits of the quota to relatives of NRIs like mama, maasi, chacha chahi, tau, taayi etc, and the people taking benefits of he NRI quota were actually in India.
Punjab government, department of medical education had in August this year passed a notification which said “Actual NRIs or their children who originally belong to the state of Punjab and actual NRIs or their children who originally belonged to an Indian state or union territories other than Punjab are eligible for NRI quota seats. If in case the seats of NRIs are left vacant then the candidates who is the ward or nearest relation of NRI shall also be considered under NRI quota seats.
‘Govt order expanded the idea of NRI admissions beyond reasonable limits’
This notification was challenged in the Punjab and Haryana high court which on September 11, struck down the notification saying that the government order expanded the idea of NRI admissions beyond reasonable limits as the original idea of NRI quota was for the benefit of NRI wards.
The Supreme Court also on Tuesday took exception to the Punjab government notification and said this fraud must come to an end because the impact of the order is that candidates who secure 3 times higher marks loose admissions and allows admissions through backdoor.
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