(Dipak Misra and A.M. Khanwilkar, JJ.)
G.M.S. Class II Medical Officers’ Association and Another ________________________________________________ Petitioner(s);
v.
State of Gujarat and Others ________________________ Respondent(s).
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s).-14963/2017, decided on May 19, 2017
(With appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned order and exemption from filing O.T.)
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s).-14963/2017 and Special Civil Application No. 8579 of 2017
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Heard Mr. Subramonium Prasad, learned Senior Counsel with learned for the petitioners, Ms. Hemantika Wahi, learned counsel for the State of Gujarat and Mr. Gaurav Sharma, learned counsel for the Medical Council of India.
2. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view Regulation 9(VII) of the Medical Council of India Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, we direct that the State of Gujarat shall conduct the counselling keeping in view the said Regulation which provides for 50% of the seats to be reserved in the postgraduate diploma courses for Medical Officers in the government service, who have served for at least three years in remote and/or difficult areas. The counseling shall be done keeping in mind the 50% of the reserved seats as mentioned hereinabove. Needless to say, the selected candidates shall abide by all the other conditions that are postulated in the Regulations of the Medical Council of India or in the Regulations of the State. If no notification has been issued by the State Government with regard to remote and/or difficult areas, the same shall be issued forthwith as that is the mandate of the Regulations.
3. Let the matter be listed in the first week of August, 2017.
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