New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Telangana government's domicile quota rule identifying 'local' students as those who studied for four continuous years or have stayed in the state during this period to be eligible for medical and dental admissions.

To ensure children of government services, defence and paramilitary officers are not excluded by virtue of their parents' compulsion to serve outside the state, the court approved a proposed amendment to the domicile rule by which the state agreed to create an exception for such students.

The order of the court came on an appeal filed by Telangana government challenging a September 5, 2024 judgment of the Telangana high court setting aside the domicile quota rule i...