Supreme Court dismisses Punjab government's appeal against NRI quota expansion in medical admissions, calling it a fraud.

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, leading a three-judge bench, condemned the government's initiative as a “complete fraud” and described it as a “money-spinning machine.”

The AAP-led government had in August proposed including distant relatives of NRIs, such as uncles, aunts, grandparents, and cousins, under the 15 percent NRI quota

Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government’s appeal against a high court verdict quashing its decision to expand the definition of ‘NRI quota’ for admissions in undergraduate medical and dental courses in the state.

Earlier this month, the High Court quashed the Punjab government's notification that amended the conditions for NRI quota admissions in medical colleges across the state.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Punjab government's plea challenging High Court verdict quashing its decision to expand the definition of ‘NRI quota’.

The Supreme Court has dismissed Punjab's plea to expand the NRI quota in medical colleges, emphasizing that distant relatives of NRIs should not receive admission benefits. Meanwhile, Karnataka is seeking approval to introduce a 15% NRI quota in government medical colleges by 2025-26,

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court order quashing a notification by Punjab government that widened the definition of an NRI candidates by allowing their nearest relatives to be considered under the quota to MBBS admissions.