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Contempt Petition Filed Over Chandigarh Quota Controversy

6/28/2025

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A contempt petition has been lodged in the Supreme Court, claiming that Chandigarh's Union Territory quota seats were wrongly switched to All-India quota seats, breaching the Tanvi Behl ruling. This landmark judgment declared domicile-based reservations in PG medical seats unconstitutional, insisting that state quota seats must be allocated according to NEET merit.

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A contempt petition has been lodged in the Supreme Court, claiming that Chandigarh's Union Territory quota seats were wrongly switched to All-India quota seats, breaching the Tanvi Behl ruling. This landmark judgment declared domicile-based reservations in PG medical seats unconstitutional, insisting that state quota seats must be allocated according to NEET merit.