Tamil Nadu government doctorsâ body hails Supreme Court order on super-speciality seats
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on the medical coursesâ super-speciality seats, the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) on Thursday (July 30, 2026) hoped, if
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on the medical coursesâ super-speciality seats, the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) on Thursday (July 30, 2026) hoped, if the qualifying percentile is reduced following the second round of All India Quota (AIQ) counselling, around 75 to 100 seats could be available again for government doctors in Tamil Nadu. In a statement issued on Thursday, the association thanked the Chief Minister âfor securing the order.â Representatives of the association also met Health Minister K.G. Arunraj.
The Minister, in a post on X, said the association described the Supreme Court verdict as a significant and victorious judgement. TNGDAâs president A. Srinivasan and general secretary T. Kanagarajan along with other office bearers were present. The apex court had earlier directed Tamil Nadu to surrender 151 unfilled super-speciality seats reserved for service candidates to the AIQ. It also said if the qualifying percentile is reduced after the second round of AIQ counselling by the Directorate General of Health Services, 50% of the vacant seats should be reverted to Tamil Nadu.
TNGDA said it had already explained this to the Minister. However, TNGDA said, the argument put forward by some government doctors that all 151 seats should be allotted to service doctors after the qualifying percentile is reduced to 40 is dangerous. The Supreme Court has, in several judgments, ruled there should be no caste or religion based reservation in super-speciality medical seats. The State had obtained 50% reservation in super-speciality seats for service candidates after a legal battle a few years ago.
Therefore, it is prudent not to take an unnecessary risk (through such arguments), the association urged.
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