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Bhopal,
Feb
18:
In
a
relief
to
a
tribal
girl,
the
Indore
bench
of
the
Madhya
Pradesh
High
Court
directed
that
she
should
be
allowed
to
re-register
for
the
last
phase
of
counselling
of
the
National
Eligibility
cum
Entrance
Test
(NEET),
after
she
submitted
the
form
under
a
wrong
category,
PTI
reported.
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Admitting
the
writ
petition
filed
by
19-year-old
Purva
Balke
of
Barwani
district,
the
division
bench
of
Justices
Vivek
Rusia
and
Rajendra
Kumar
Varma
directed
that
she
be
given
an
opportunity
to
register
for
the
last
phase
of
NEET
counselling.
The
bench,
in
its
decision
on
Tuesday,
said,
“It
is
very
unfortunate
that
the
petitioner,
an
ST
category
student
from
a
remote
tribal
area
who
pursued
her
studies
up
to
Class
12
and
cleared
NEET
examination
with
a
good
rank,
has
inadvertently
submitted
the
registration
form
under
a
wrong
category
and
did
not
correct
the
same
before
the
last
date.”
The
petitioner
had
submitted
the
form
under
NRI
category
and
did
not
correct
the
same
before
the
last
date.
“As
a
special
case,
looking
at
the
overall
facts
and
circumstances
of
the
case,
we
are
hereby
directing
respondents
to
permit
the
petitioner
to
participate
in
the
last
round
of
counselling
by
re-registration
and
the
same
shall
not
be
treated
as
a
precedent,”
the
court
said.
As
per
the
plea,
the
tribal
student
had
appeared
for
NEET-2021
and
ranked
4,540
under
the
Scheduled
Tribe
category,
while
her
All-India
rank
was
2,24,236.
While
filling
her
form
online
for
NEET
counselling,
Ms
Balke
had
inadvertently
selected
NRI
quota
instead
of
ST
category,
following
which
she
was
not
allowed
to
take
part
in
the
counselling.
(PTI)
Story first published: Friday, February 18, 2022, 11:31 [IST]
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Friday, February 18, 2022, 11:31 [IST] Bhopal, Feb 18: In a relief to a tribal girl, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed that she should be allowed to re-register for the last phase of counselling of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), after she submitted the form under a wrong category, PTI reported. Representational Image Admitting the writ petition filed by 19-year-old Purva Balke of Barwani district, the division bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Rajendra Kumar Varma directed that she be given an opportunity to register for the last phase of NEET counselling. The bench, in its decision on Tuesday, said, “It is very unfortunate that the petitioner, an ST category student from a remote tribal area who pursued her studies up to Class 12 and cleared NEET examination with a good rank, has inadvertently submitted the registration form under a wrong category and did not correct the same before the last date.” The petitioner had submitted the form under NRI category and did not correct the same before the last date. “As a special case, looking at the overall facts and circumstances of the case, we are hereby directing respondents to permit the petitioner to participate in the last round of counselling by re-registration and the same shall not be treated as a precedent,” the court said. As per the plea, the tribal student had appeared for NEET-2021 and ranked 4,540 under the Scheduled Tribe category, while her All-India rank was 2,24,236. While filling her form online for NEET counselling, Ms Balke had inadvertently selected NRI quota instead of ST category, following which she was not allowed to take part in the counselling. (PTI) Story first published: Friday, February 18, 2022, 11:31 [IST]