Tamil Nadu contests Supreme Court's medical reservation ruling

Chennai is preparing to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that eliminated domicile-based reservations in medical education. This decision impacts 69% of caste-based reservations in government medical colleges and minority quotas in private institutions. State officials are prioritizing this issue for the 2025 postgraduate medical admissions. They are concerned about the ruling's effects on political, economic, and social aspects, emphasizing the need to assert state rights. Legal experts are drafting a review petition while health officials explore solutions outside court. The ruling may not affect the in-service quota for government doctors, but associations stress the need for clarification to avoid staffing shortages in healthcare facilities.