{
  "id": 9968410,
  "title": "Medical boards can’t cut disability percentage of NEET-UG candidates: Delhi High Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/medical-boards-cant-cut-disability-percentage-of-neet-ug-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T11:13:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/medical-board-cant-cut-disability-percentage-neet-delhi-high-court-10895098/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Delhi High Court has ruled that medical boards cannot reduce the disability percentage of NEET-UG 2026 candidates with benchmark disabilities, rejecting an assessment that lowered two candidates' disabilities below the 40 per cent threshold required for reservation. Justice Jasmeet Singh stated that the medical assessment board's role is to evaluate a candidate's functional competency and cannot interfere with the disability recorded in the Unique Disability ID (UDID) card. The UDID card is considered the primary document, and any reduction in the disability percentage should be appealed against the decision of the certifying authority. The court noted that the medical assessment board certified the candidates as eligible to pursue the MBBS course and found them capable of undertaking it without posing a threat to patients.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Delhi High Court rules medical boards cannot cut NEET-UG candidates' disability percentage",
    "Candidates' functional competency evaluated, not disability recorded in UDID card",
    "Court rejects assessment lowering disabilities below 40% threshold for reservation"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/why-bombay-high-court-judges-will-visit-2016-kopardi-rape-murder",
        "published": "2026-09-26T11:26:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}