Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Challenge To Centre's Circular Treating OCIs As NRIs For Admissions

The Supreme Court in the case Aranav Bhargav Vs.The Baba Farid University Of Health Sciences, Faridkot Through Its Registrar observed and has agreed to consider the petition filed by an Overseas Citizen of India, OCI who has challenged government circular treating OCIs to be NRIs for the purposes of admissions in medical and engineering courses.

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The bench comprising of Chief Justice Of India, CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing the present matter.

In the present case, the bench was hearing the challenge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order wherein the court dismissed the challenge to the impugned circular barring OCIs to be treated under General Category for medical and engineering admissions.

The counsel, Sr Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the petitioner explained that the petitioner being an OCI qualified to apply under the 85% general category quota of the State. Therefore, a circular was subsequently issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on March 4, 2021 barring OCI to be treated under General Category.