Punjab government plead for expanding the NRI seat category to include distant relatives of candidates "such as uncles, aunts, grandparents, and cousins" for admissions under the 15 per cent NRI quota to medical and dental courses in state government colleges.

The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government's appeal against a high court order that trashed amended rules to avail admission to MBBS courses through NRI quota.

Supreme Court dismisses Punjab government's appeal against NRI quota expansion in medical admissions, calling it a fraud.

The AAP-led government had in August proposed including distant relatives of NRIs, such as uncles, aunts, grandparents, and cousins, under the 15 percent NRI quota

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, leading a three-judge bench, condemned the government's initiative as a “complete fraud” and described it as a “money-spinning machine.”

We must stop this NRI quota business now. This is complete fraud and this is what we are doing to our education system', said the Supreme Court of India

The Punjab government had challenged a High Court order, which trashed its August 20 notification extending the ambit of the NRI quota to include distant relatives "such as uncles, aunts, grandparents,

Earlier this month, the High Court quashed the Punjab government's notification that amended the conditions for NRI quota admissions in medical colleges across the state.

Punjab and Haryana high court had quashed AAP-led state govt’s August 20 move, extending ambit of NRI quota to include distant relatives for admissions in undergraduate medical and dental courses.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government's appeal against a high court verdict quashing its decision to expand the definition of NRI quota' for admissions in undergraduate medical and dental courses in the state.