ValkyaEditorial

Tagged “merit”

2 articles on merit.

Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

Neil Aurelio Nunes v. Union of India (2022): OBC reservation in the NEET All India Quota upheld

The Supreme Court upheld 27% reservation for OBC candidates in the All India Quota seats for undergraduate and postgraduate NEET medical and dental admissions. Rejecting the petitioners' merit-versus-reservation framing, the Court held that reservation is not antithetical to merit but furthers distributive justice, and that an examination rank is not a proxy for merit.

Valkya Editorial··6 min
Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

Saurav Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020): A reserved-category candidate who beats the open cut-off takes the open seat on merit

The Supreme Court held that a candidate from a vertically reserved category (SC/ST/OBC) who scores above the general cut-off must be adjusted against the open seats on merit, not counted against the reserved quota. The rule holds even where the candidate also claims a horizontal reservation such as for women. The open category is open to all on merit.

Valkya Editorial··6 min