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Justice ANIL R. DAVE's verdict on NEET!

 1.NEET would not violate  any  of  the  fundamental or legal rights  of  private medical colleges. the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g),25,  26 and the rights of  the  minority  institutions  under Articles 29 and 30 would not be violated.
Sections 19A and 20 of the IMC Act permit  the  MCI  to prescribe the minimum standards of medical education. Section 33 of the Act enables the MCI  to  make regulations to carry out  the  purposes  of  the  Act  and  therefore,conducting the NEET is perfectly legal.

2.NEET would ensure more transparency and less hardship to the  students. NEET   conducted  under  the  supervision  of  the   apex professional body would inspire confidence in the  system.
3. With NEET unscrupulous and money minded businessmen operating in  the  field  of education would be constrained.
4.With NEET, all educational institutes  should  feel  happy  to  get  a  suitable  and eligible lot of students, without  making  any  effort  for  selecting them.
5.With NEET the autonomy of the private or deemed institutes never be adversely affected.
6.NEET would not violate the rights of educational institutions provided under Articles 25, 26, 29 and 30. 
7.the educational institutions which  are in business of imparting  education, cannot have unfettered right of admitting undeserving students.
8.Article 19(6)  of the  Constitution  permits  the  State  to  enact  any  law   imposing reasonable restrictions on the rights conferred by Article 19(1)(g) in relation to the professional or technical qualifications necessary for practising any profession.
9.it is for the apex body of the professionals (MCI), to  decide as to what type of students should  undergo  the  professional  training.The function with regard to regulating educational activity  would  be within the domain of the Professional bodies and their  decision  must be respected.

10.in view of  'entry  25  of  List  III  of  the  Seventh  Schedule'  to  the Constitution, Union as well as the States have power to  legislate  on the subject of medical education, subject to the provisions  of  'entry 66 of List I of the Seventh Schedule', which deals  with  determination of  standards  in  institutions  for   higher   education. 
11.the  NEET would not adversely affect the policy with regard to  the reservation system of various states.

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