D GOWRI SANKAR Vs. NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner is a Doctor, and he passed M.B.B.S. Degree in the year 1999. Thereafter, he applied for Diplomate of National Board Course with the first respondent. He appeared for the Primary screening test that was conducted in January 2000. The first respondent issued a certificate dated 17.04.2000 that he successfully qualified in the primary examination conducted by the Board in January 2000.

(2.) Thereafter, he got admitted for training in the second respondent College from 01.10.2001. He underwent training for three years up to 30.09.2004. On completion of three years training, he appeared for the final theory examinations during the years 2005 to 2007 (two semesters per year) he failed in all those examinations.

(3.) He applied to the first respondent to appear for the final theory examinations that was to be conducted during June 2008, as he failed in the examinations as stated above. The first respondent sent a letter dated 12.05.2008 seeking clarification that the training completion certificate sent by the petitioner was not correct as the training date has been wrongly mentioned in the certificate and the correct date must be from 01.10.2002 to 30.09.2005, instead of from 01.10.2001 to 30.09.2004. The petitioner sent a reply dated 24.05.2008, stating that he underwent training from 01.10.2001 to 30.09.2004 in the second respondent College and also the second respondent issued a certificate on 04.10.2004 to the aforesaid effect.