The Supreme Court recently allowed a medical student to complete his MBBS education despite his ST (Scheduled Tribe) Certificate being considered invalid, as he had already completed the course during the pendency of proceedings.

However, the Court clarified that he will not be entitled to get any further benefits under the ST category.

The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice Vijay Bishnoi was hearing a challenge to the Bombay High Court order, which upheld the Scrutiny Committee's order confiscating and invalidating his tribe certificate of the scheduled tribe 'Mannervarlu'

The petitioner had secured admission to the MBBS course at Respondent No. 3- a medical college, against a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribe category, based on his assertion that he belonged to the Mannervarlu tr

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