Delhi High Court issued a notice yesterday to the central government and the Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DG AFMS) after a group of ex‑army doctors asked for help in getting Post‑Graduate medical seats in AFMS institutions.
Justice Vikas Mahajan sent the notice on Friday. The court has set the next hearing for November 7, giving the government a chance to respond. In the meantime, the court has also asked the central government to share details of the No‑Objection Certificate (NOC) that lets former army doctors join the courses.
The petition came from Major (Retd.) Ashish Kumar Pandey and 15 other ex‑service doctors, represented by lawyer Satyam Singh Rajput. They claim the current seat allocation is unfair. Out of 417 post‑graduate places, 210 are reserved only for Priority‑I candidates, while the remaining 207 are open to all other priority groups. In practice, this opens the door for non‑ex‑service doctors and paramilitary staff to take most of the seats, leaving ex‑army doctors with very few or no spots.
The petitioners argue that this system violates principles of fairness, transparency and equal opportunity in medical education. Most of the doctors in the case are former Short‑Service‑Commission (SSC) officers who have now been moved to Priority‑IV status for admission in MD, MS or DNB courses for the 2025‑2028 academic session.
The court’s notice and the upcoming hearing aim to address whether the current seat distribution discriminates against ex‑army doctors in the NEET‑PG counselling process. Stakeholders will watch closely to see if the policy change could level the playing field for medical graduates with military service backgrounds.
Source: aninews
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