Rajasthan High Court Orders NEET Authority To Allot College To A Pakistani Citizen, Despite Not Having Long Term Visa

The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the competent authority of NEET to allot an appropriate college to a citizen of Pakistan, in accordance with his merit, while ignoring the fact that he does not possess a Long Term Visa. Justice Dinesh Mehta, in his order, observed,"Petitioner appeared in the NEET (UG) Examination and has secured 80% marks, it is hereby ordered that the competent authority of the NEET shall allot appropriate college to the petitioner, of course, in accordance with his merit, however, ignoring the fact that the petitioner is not having Long Term Visa in his favour." The court further added that the petitioner shall thereafter be permitted to pursue his course, which shall be subject to final outcome of the writ petition. The petitioner, his parents and siblings are Pakistani Citizens and they came to India on October 29, 2011 through valid Passport under Long Term Visa (LTV). It was submitted that the LTV of the petitioner and his family was extended till October, 2017, however, thereafter the same has not been extended and the request for extending the same is pending consideration with the competent authority. The petitioner has moved the present writ petition seeking direction to the Centre to provide him a Long Term Visa.In August 2021, the petitioner had expressed before the Court his desire to appear in the NEET examination, and apprehended that his application may be rejected for the reason that he is not in possession of LTV. Thus, by way of an interim order, the High Court had directed Rajasthan NEET UG Admission Board, Jaipur and National Testing Agency to provisionally accept the petitioner's NEET application form and allow him to appear in the said examination.Appearing for the Union, ASG Mukesh Rajpurohit today prayed for and was granted four weeks' time to seek instructions in the matter. Case Title: Sandeep Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 8Click Here To Read/Download Order

Rajasthan High Court Orders NEET Authority To Allot College To A Pakistani Citizen, Despite Not Having Long Term Visa

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