On November 30, the Supreme Court's division bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala refused to hear a petition filed by a physically challenged general quota candidate seeking admission to a medical college in the state of West Bengal.

While refusing to consider the petition, CJI Chandrachud stated–

"At this stage we cannot alter the reservation because there will be some other kid who would be affected. It is last minute. For the next step come back to us, we will make a committee. The approach will be very different. They will have to sit down and change the reservation. You can come next time and show us how quota seats for PWD is not properly in sync."

According to the petitioner, there were no reserved seats for disabled people in the dermatology course under the State quota. He claimed that, despite the fact that 27 seats were reserved for physically challenged candidates, there was no physically challenged quota for the dermatology department, which the petitioner was interested in. According to the petitioner, this was arbitrary and discriminatory. The counsel submitted–

"State does not give dermatology reservations. The 27 seats were reserved for the physically handicapped. State exercises the roster power allocated the seats. Unless it is manifestly arbitrary, it cannot be interfered with. He applied under general medicine and is holding the seat."