Human Rights and Healthcare

The fundamental rights dimension of equitable access to specialized medical training and its consequent effect on the right to health under Article 21.

1. Supreme Court Medical PG Quota Unconstitutionality Case

2. Jurisdiction: India (2025-04-15)
3. Original Case: Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Association v. Union of India (Medical PG Quota)
4. DefendantsUnion of IndiaNational Medical CommissionDirectorate General of Health ServicesPlaintiffsSupreme Court Advocate-on-Record AssociationFederation of Resident Doctors' Association of IndiaDefense AttorneysSolicitor General Tushar MehtaAdditional Solicitor General Aishwarya BhatiPlaintiff AttorneysSenior Advocate Vikas SinghSenior Advocate Indira JaisingJudgesChief Justice Dhananjaya Y. ChandrachudJustice Hima KohliJustice J.B. PardiwalaInstitutionsSupreme Court of IndiaNational Medical CommissionFederation of Resident Doctors' Association of India
5. Case Tags: Constitutional Law;Medical Education Reform;Reservation Policy Litigation;Human Rights and Healthcare