RAJAN RAHAMAN Vs. STATE OF ORISSA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THESE two writ petitions relate to admission to seats in Medical Colleges in the State of Orissa reserved for the children of green card holders for the academic session, 2001.

(2.) THE facts briefly are that an Information Brochure for Joint Entrance Examination (for short, 'the J.E.E.') Engineering and Medical 2001, Orissa was published by the J.E.E. authorities. Clause 2.3.2 of the Information Brochure provided for reservation of seats for the children of green card holders and reads, as follows :

(3.) THEREAFTER , Bingya Mishra opp. party No. 4 in O.J.C. No. 11024 of 2001 was placed in the green card category and was given rank of 34 A in the green card category and was given admission in the M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur. In the green card category, candidates upto the rank of 46 had been given admission in the M.B.B.S. Course in different Medical Colleges of Orissa. Lopamudra Jena, the petitioner in O.J.C. No. 16010 of 2001 had been placed in rank 47 in the green card category and had been given admission in the B.D.S. Course in S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack. Rajan Rahaman, the petitioner in O.J.C. No. 11024 of 2001 had been placed in rank 48 in the green card category and had not been given admission either in the M.B.B.S. Course in the B.D.S. Course. Lopamudra Jena, the petitioner in O.J.C. No. 16010 of 2001 has prayed for a direction to the Director, Medical Education and Training, Orissa and the Chairman, Admission Sub Committee, JEE (E and M) 2001 to allow her to take admission in B.D.S. Course at M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur as per her rank in the merit list for the green card category. Rajan Rahaman has filed writ petition O.J.C. No. 11024 of 2001 praying for quashing the admission of Bingya Mishra opp. Party No. 4 in OJC No. 11024/2001 against the seat reserved for the children of green card holders and for directing the opp. parties 1, 2 and 3 to admit him in the 1st Year M.B.B.S. Course on the basis of his rank in the merit list for green card category.