In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has provided relief to medical aspirants from the state’s Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) category. The bench, comprising Hon’ble Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Sanjeet Purohit, directed that a candidate belonging to the Gurjar community must be considered under the OBC-NCL category for state quota seats in NEET (UG)-2025 admissions.
The court was hearing a special appeal filed by Pragya Singh, who contested that although she holds a valid OBC-NCL certificate from the state list, she was forced to apply under the General Category due to instructions in the NEET information bulletin. The bulletin explicitly stated that only those candidates appearing in the Central OBC list could claim OBC-NCL reservation. State list candidates were instructed to choose the General category.
During the proceedings, the appellant’s counsel highlighted the practical dilemma faced by many state OBC candidates. “The appellant belongs to the Gurjar community, which is recognized as OBC-NCL in Rajasthan. She possesses the necessary certificate but was still treated as a General category candidate in the first round of counselling,” argued the counsel.
Read also:- Supreme Court Collegium Orders Transfer of 14 High Court Judges Across India
The court took a sympathetic view of the situation. Directing the state authorities to consider the appellant under the OBC-NCL category for state seats, the bench also instructed the learned Additional Advocate General to issue necessary directions. These directions will ensure that other similarly placed candidates from state OBC lists are also considered for reservation in state quota seats during counselling.
This judgment is expected to impact numerous medical aspirants from state OBC communities across Rajasthan, ensuring they receive the benefits of reservation in state government seats as per their original category.
Case Title: Pragya Singh D/o Shri Kamal Singh vs. Union of India And Ors.
Case No.: D.B. Special Appeal (Writ) No. 1015/2025 (In S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11958/2025)
