TN MOVES SC, WANTS DEEMED ASSENT FOR ANTI-NEET BILL

THE Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court against the President's decision to withhold assent to the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021, passed by the State assembly to exempt Tamil Nadu from the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions to medical colleges.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY @ New Delhi

The state has sought relief by praying to the top court to declare that the withholding of assent by the President as "patently unconstitutional, illegal and liable to be set aside" and hold and declare that the bill is deemed to have received the assent of the President.

Alternatively, the petition sought the court to direct the union government to forthwith place the Bill before the President under Article 201 and 254(2) of the Constitution for fresh consideration and granting of assent under Article 254(2).

As per Article 254(2), whenever there is repugnancy between state and central laws on subjects listed under the concurrent list, a state law can prevail if it is reserved for Presidential consideration and assented to.