Overview
- The state’s original suit under Article 131 seeks a declaration of deemed Presidential assent under Article 254(2) or a direction for fresh consideration under Articles 201 and 254(2).
- The President’s decision was communicated to Tamil Nadu on March 4, 2025 via the Union Home Ministry and the Governor’s Secretariat.
- The 2021 Bill would exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET and restore medical admissions based on Class XII marks using a scientific normalization process.
- Tamil Nadu alleges assent was withheld mechanically on Union advice without reasons despite detailed responses to objections from the Health, Education and AYUSH ministries.
- The petition relies on the Justice A. K. Rajan Committee’s findings that NEET harms disadvantaged students, notes likely listing within a week, and is led by P. Wilson with Mukul Rohatgi and Advocate-on-Record Misha Rohatgi.