SC seeks Centre's response on shifting DMAT cases from MP HC

The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government on a batch of pleas seeking transfer from the High Court to it, some cases related to alleged irregularities in Dental and Medical Admission Test (DMAT).
A bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu issued notice to the Centre and the state government on the petitions.
"Issue notice in the transfer petitions...Counter affidavit be filed in three weeks' time," the bench, which also comprised justices Kurian Joseph and Amitava Roy, said.
Earlier, the apex court had asked the Madhya Pradesh government to apprise it of its views on pleas seeking CBI probe into alleged irregularities in Dental and Medical Admission Test (DMAT) to fill management and NRI seats in private medical colleges in the state.

The bench had told the probe agency and the state government that it is "tentatively" in favour of a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in DMAT also.
There are 15 private dental colleges and six private medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh with nearly 2,800 seats for which the Association for Private Medical and Dental Colleges (APDMC) conducts DMAT every year.
While 42 per cent seats fall under government quota, 43 per cent seats are earmarked for the college management and remaining 15 per cent go to NRIs.
State quota seats were filled through VYAPAM and the remaining 58 per cent seats comprising management and NRI quotas were filled through DMAT.