This is a fraud, a money-spinning device, SC on Punjab NRI quota

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court order quashing a notification by Punjab government that widened the definition of an NRI candidates by allowing their nearest relatives to be considered under the quota to MBBS admissions. "We must stop this NRI quota business now! This is complete fraud and this is what we are doing to our education system!" CJI Chandrachud said.The bench, also comprising Justice JB Pardiwala, backed the high court order. "We must stop this NRI quota business now! This is a complete fraud. This is what we are doing to our education system," the Chief Justice said. "Look at the result. Those who got marks three times high won't get admission," he added. Justice Pardiwala said all the applicants are from India. "They are just relatives, tai (aunt), taau (uncle), chacha, chachi."
The Punjab government, in its August 20 notification, extended the ambit of the NRI quota to include distant relatives "such as uncles, aunts, grandparents, and cousins" for admissions under the 15 per cent quota in medical colleges to increase the admissions under the NRI quota seats in MBBS and BDS courses. "This fraud must come to an end...we have to put an end to the fraud, the High Court order is absolutely right....look at the deleterious consequences, the candidates who have 3 times higher marks will lose admission. The central govt must fall in line....peculiar facts must follow some principles of law, we will lay down the principles of law," CJI DY Chandrachud said while dismissing the plea challenging the high court order.