Overview

• The ruling covers four government medical colleges in Kannauj, Ambedkar Nagar, Jalaun and Saharanpur.
• Justice Pankaj Bhatia delivered the verdict on a petition by NEET-2025 candidate Sabra Ahmed.
• Court records show 340 MBBS seats were split as 248 for SC, 20 for ST, 44 for OBC and only 28 unreserved, leaving about seven general seats per college.
• The counselling board must review how to handle ongoing admissions, and the medical education department was told to seek legal advice.
• State officials cited Indira Sawhney to argue the 50% cap was flexible, but the court said any increase requires proper legal steps and faulted the policy tied to grant conditions.