VIKRANT PARIHAR vs STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR . — C.A. No. 4935/2000

The Supreme Court allowed Dr. Vikrant Parihar's appeal and set aside High Court interim orders that had stalled competitive entrance examinations for postgraduate medical courses in Jammu & Kashmir since 1995-96. The Court found that conflicting High Court orders had created confusion and prejudiced medical graduates from 1996 onwards by repeatedly selecting candidates from the original 1995-96 waiting list, violating SRO No. 158 which mandated annual entrance examinations. The Court directed the competent authority to conduct a fresh entrance examination within two months, allowing all eligible candidates to participate and fill vacancies for the 1999-2000 academic session while preserving existing admissions with judicial finality. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.