All India Institute Of Medical Science vs Dr. Snajay Kumar Yadav & Ors

ik-150836958 Delhi High Court 21 November 2025 • 16 min read

Judges (2)

Anil Kshetarpal Coram Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar Delivered

Counsel (7)

Anand Varma Counsel Appellant Anupam Srivastava Counsel Respondent Ayush Gupta Counsel Appellant Nitin K. Gupta Counsel Respondent Polavarapur Sai Charan Counsel Appellant T. Singhdev Counsel Respondent Tanishq Srivastava Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Appellant Dr. Ajay Kumar Yadav Respondent Dr. Sanjay Kumar Yadav Respondent

Case Significance

All India Institute Of Medical Science vs Dr. Snajay Kumar Yadav & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated November 21, 2025 (citation: ik-150836958). AIIMS appealed a Single Judge's order directing payment of emoluments at par with Indian Junior Residents to foreign-national medical trainees admitted under the special 'Foreign National' category. The Division Bench held that the classification of 'Foreign National' candidates was constitutionally valid under Article 14, the 'no emoluments' stipulation in the Prospectus was neither arbitrary nor discriminatory, and the respondents were estopped from seeking parity having voluntarily opted f The bench comprised Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar. The judgment was delivered by Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.

Summary

AIIMS appealed a Single Judge's order directing payment of emoluments at par with Indian Junior Residents to foreign-national medical trainees admitted under the special 'Foreign National' category. The Division Bench held that the classification of 'Foreign National' candidates was constitutionally valid under Article 14, the 'no emoluments' stipulation in the Prospectus was neither arbitrary nor discriminatory, and the respondents were estopped from seeking parity having voluntarily opted for this admission route. Both appeals were allowed and the direction for emolument parity was set aside.

What was the outcome of All India Institute Of Medical Science vs Dr. Snajay Kumar Yadav & Ors?

AIIMS appealed a Single Judge's order directing payment of emoluments at par with Indian Junior Residents to foreign-national medical trainees admitted under the special 'Foreign National' category. T...

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (ik-150836958)