https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185119 The Supreme Court clarified that a residence-based preference for postgraduate medical admission is valid when kept within reasonable limits and is enforceable as a mandatory eligibility condition, not a directory guideline. It held that the ten years' residence requirement under the Goa admission rules was valid and binding. The Court also construed Section 58 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 as a protective provision for residents of the former Union Territory, reading "technical institutions" to include medical colleges and postgraduate medical studies. On that footing, the provision supported consideration of the first respondent despite non-fulfilment of the residence rule. en-us Mon, 03 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:17:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185119 The Supreme Court clarified that a residence-based preference for postgraduate medical admission is valid when kept within reasonable limits and is enforceable as a mandatory eligibility condition, not a directory guideline. It held that the ten years' residence requirement under the Goa admission rules was valid and binding. The Court also construed Section 58 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 as a protective provision for residents of the former Union Territory, reading "technical institutions" to include medical colleges and postgraduate medical studies. On that footing, the provision supported consideration of the first respondent despite non-fulfilment of the residence rule. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 03 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185119