NEET-PG Admission Row: CJI Suryakant Questions 'Punia' Candidate's Minority Claim
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News18•28-01-2026, 13:57
NEET-PG Admission Row: CJI Suryakant Questions 'Punia' Candidate's Minority Claim
- •Supreme Court heard a NEET-PG admission petition from a candidate claiming minority status.
- •CJI Suryakant directly questioned the petitioner's lawyer, asking "Are you Punia?" and "How are you a minority?"
- •The lawyer stated the client is a Jat Punia who converted to Buddhism, claiming it as a constitutional right.
- •CJI Suryakant remarked, "Wow, this is a new way of fraud," questioning the legitimacy of conversion for benefits.
- •The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, emphasizing that minority status is for genuinely disadvantaged communities, not for circumventing rules.
Why It Matters: Supreme Court dismisses NEET-PG minority claim, questioning conversion for admission benefits.
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