Education/Educational Institutions – Medical Admissions – Eligibility criteria – Domicile status – Notification issued by State of Maharashtra for admission to Postgraduate Medical/Dental Courses in unaided Private Educational Institutions in State of Maharashtra – Condition No.(ii) in the eligibility criteria prescribed in the notification stated that the candidate shall be a domicile of State of Maharashtra – Writ petition filed by Respondent Nos. 1 to
9 challenging the same, allowed – On appeal, held: In the Judgment of Supreme Court dtd. 04.04.2018 in Dr. Kriti Lakhina vs. The State Of Karnataka, the challenge to similar condition incorporated in Information Bulletin issued by State of Karnataka, for admission to Postgraduate Medical/Dental Courses in Government Colleges and in respect of Government quota seats in Private Medical/Dental Colleges, has been accepted – View taken by High Court is affirmed and there is no reason to interfere.
Dismissing the appeal, the Court
HELD: 1. By this Court’s Judgment and Order dated 04.04.2018 in Dr. Kriti Lakhina vs. The State of Karnataka (Writ Petition (Civil) No.204/2018), the challenge to similar condition incorporated in Information Bulletin issued by State of Karnataka for admission to Postgraduate Medical/Dental Courses in Government Colleges and in respect of Government quota seats in Private Medical/Dental Colleges, was accepted. [Para 6][1010C] Dr. Kriti Lakhina v. The State of Karnataka [Decision dated 04.04.2018 by Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No.204/2018]; Dr. Pradeep Jain and Others v. Union of India and Others (1984) 3 SCC 654 : [1984]
3 SCR 942; Vishal Goyal and Others v. State of Karnataka and Others (2014) 11 SCC 456– relied on.
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