(1.) Special leave granted.
(2.) Heard counsel for the parties.
(3.) The short question that arises for consideration in this appeal is whether a State Government employee lent on deputation (at the request of the State Government employee on health ground) to a department of the Central Government can be considered as a 'serving Central Government employee' within the meaning of the eligibility clause as provided by Himachal Pradesh University in a combined prospectus for admission for M.B.B.S./B.D.S./B.A.M.S. courses.