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In view of the judgment, the GMCH-32 had decided to keep only 32 seats reserved for its own students and keep the rest 32 for students with Chandigarh background. Prior to Tuesday’s judgment, the 64 seats reserved under state quota were equally divided — 32 were reserved under institutional preference pool for its own MBBS students and the rest 32 for those with Chandigarh background. The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday ruled the 32 seats reserved for candidates with Chandigarh background by the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, in the admission to MD/MS courses are to be “filled through merit position obtained by candidates in NEET examination” and not on the basis of domicile. AdvertisingWhile 32 seats will continue to remain reserved for those candidates who have passed their MBBS from the institute, the remaining 96 seats will have to be now filed on the basis of merit obtained at all India level in the NEET examination. The reservation for the candidates with Chandigarh background was challenged last month on the grounds that it is in direct conflict with the law laid down by the Supreme Court in various decisions..