R Sivakumar ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered allocating 50 per cent seats in super-specialty courses in government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu to in-service government doctors for the academic year 2021-22. It may be recalled that Tamil Nadu government had allotted 50 per cent of super-specialty seats to in-service doctors by conducting a state-level entrance test till 2016. The matter reached the courts after in-service and non-service doctors took legal recourse. The petitioner had noted that a larger bench of Supreme Court had given a ruling that rule 9 of MCI regulations, 2000, does not affect the States providing separate reservation for in-service doctors seeking admission to postgraduate courses. Following the apex court order, the Tamil Nadu government issued two GOs providing 50 per cent reservation of seats in PG and super-specialty courses for government doctors.

Source: Indian Express January 13, 2022 18:04 UTC