Exclusion of Army Personnel’s Wards from Nagaland’s Central Pool MBBS Quota Upheld: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court recently refused relief to Vatsala Panghal, a medical aspirant, who sought admission to an MBBS seat allocated to Nagaland under the Central Pool quota, despite qualifying the cut-off marks. The petition challenged the Nagaland government’s 2021 notification, which excluded her from one of the 42 Central Pool seats allocated to the State. Single Judge Initially Allowed Petition Initially, a single bench had allowed her plea and…