Madras High Court on Friday set aside the state government’s order to reserve 85% of medical and dental seats in undergraduate colleges for state board students, reported The Hindu. Justice K Ravichandra Baabu passed the order while hearing a plea filed by one Central Board of Secondary Education student C Darnish Kumar.

Later, Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said the state government will appeal against the order, the Hindustan Times reported. The state government had rolled out the state quota in June.

Currently, the admissions are done on the basis of scores of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. However, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led state government has been opposing NEET. They have been asking for reservation to protect the interests of the students from Tamil Nadu. “We are still against NEET and our Bills are awaiting assent of the President,” Tamil Nadu attorney general told The Hindu.