OMBIR SINGH AND OTHERS ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER ETC. ETC.

OMBIR SINGH AND OTHERS ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER ETC. ETC.

The prescription of minimum qualifying marks (50% for general and 40% for SC/ST) for eligibility for admission to post-graduate medical courses is valid and constitutionally permissible; no infringement of any legal or fundamental rights is found. However, the State Government may consider relaxing the requirement of minimum marks to fill vacant seats if it so desires, consistent with maintaining academic standards and regulations of the Medical Council of India, and such relaxation would not violate Article 14.

Parties
Petitioners: Ombir Singh and Others; Respondents: State of U.P. and Another
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
30 July 1992
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction, Final Judgment
Outcome
Writ petitions dismissed
Legal Topics
Admission Rules for Post Graduate Medical Courses, Minimum Qualifying Marks, Reservation and Relaxation of Eligibility Criteria
Constitutional Law Education Law Admission Rules for Post Graduate Medical Courses Minimum Qualifying Marks Reservation and Relaxation of Eligibility Criteria

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Parties

Ombir Singh and Others

Petitioners

State of U.P. and Another

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction, Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Legality of prescribing minimum percentage of marks for admission to post-graduate medical courses.
  2. 2 Whether the rule violates Article 14 of the Constitution by prescribing different minimum marks for general and SC/ST candidates.
  3. 3 Filling up of vacant seats by relaxation of minimum marks for admission.

Ratio Decidendi

The prescription of minimum qualifying marks (50% for general and 40% for SC/ST) for eligibility for admission to post-graduate medical courses is valid and constitutionally permissible; no infringement of any legal or fundamental rights is found. However, the State Government may consider relaxing the requirement of minimum marks to fill vacant seats if it so desires, consistent with maintaining academic standards and regulations of the Medical Council of India, and such relaxation would not violate Article 14.

Court Disposition

Writ petitions dismissed

Orders

  • No mandamus or direction is issued; recommendation made to State Government to consider relaxing minimum marks for filling vacant seats for 1992, consistent with academic standards and Medical Council of India regulations.
  • Intervention application dismissed.