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4. The facts in brief, essential for disposal of the present matter, can be gathered from the detailed order dated 2nd April, 2025 passed by this Court, which is reproduced hereinbelow: -

“2. The petitioner passed Secondary School Examination/Class Xth in 2022 with 91.5% marks and class XIIth exams with 90% marks. He appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (for short “NEET”) UG 2024 Examinations in the category of SC/PwBD candidate. The deformities suffered by the petitioner in his body are as below:-
“congenital absence of multiple fingers in both hands as well as involvement of left foot (2nd and 3rd toe), the extent whereof has been assessed at 42%.”
3. Despite the structural disadvantages referred to above, the petitioner performed exceedingly well in the examination scoring 542 marks and secured a category rank of 176. It may be stated that the cut-

off marks for these subcategories were 143-127. Having made the cut-off for the SC/PwBD category with flying colours, the petitioner staked his rightful claim for the next stage which requires the issuance of a Certificate of Disability for NEET Admissions (“NEET Disability Certificate”) by a designated ‘Disability Certification Centre’. Accordingly, the petitioner approached the Vardhman Mahavir Medical College-Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi (for short “VMMC-SJ Hospital”) for medical assessment. Even though, the VMMC-SJ Hospital assessed the petitioner’s disability at 68%, it concluded that under the NMC/MCI guidelines, the petitioner was not entitled to pursue the medical courses. The conclusions drawn by the certifying body in the certificate dated 19th August, 2024, are reproduced below for ready reference:-

7. We feel that the mindset must change and this trivial aberration, by no stretch of imagination, can be a ground to deny admission to the appellant in the MBBS UG course, when he is otherwise qualified and scored exceeding high rank in the NEET-UG 2024.

8. As per the result of NEET-UG 2024, the appellant secured an All-India Rank of 147946. His Scheduled Caste category rank was 7252, and his PwBD category rank was 176. The appellant has also submitted details of the provisional NEET-UG 2024 counselling seat allotment (Round 1), according to which a candidate with Roll No. 14491, who ranked 159816, was allocated a seat at AIIMS, New Delhi under the Scheduled Castes PwBD category. Apparently thus, a candidate who stood much below the appellant in merit has been admitted against the reserved seat at the AIIMS, New Delhi to which the appellant had a valid claim.

12. Taking consideration of the fact that the 2024- 2025 academic session must have progressed significantly and thus it would not be expedient to grant admission to the appellant in the said session. We accordingly direct that the appellant shall be allocated a seat in the MBBS UG course 2025 against the Scheduled Castes PwBD quota in the All-India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, in the forthcoming academic session.

13. In backdrop of the factual matrix narrated supra and the comparative higher merit secured by the appellant in the NEET-UG 2024 examination, we make it clear that the appellant shall not be required to undergo the NEET-UG 2025 examination.