MANDEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this petition, Mandeep Singh Petitioner has prayed for writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the action of Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 in granting admissions to Gurtej Singh Malhi (Respondent No. 4) and Sudeep Kaur (Respondent No. 5) in M.B.B.S. Course for session 2000 under Freedom Fightors 'Category' (hereinafter referred to as F.F. Category') - At the same time, he has sought direction against above -stated Respondents to grant admission to him in the said course under F.F. Category.

(2.) For admissions to M.B.B.S/B.D.S/B.A.M.S (Ayurvedacharya) Courses for the session 2000 in the three State Medical Colleges, two State Dental Colleges and Government Ayurvedic College, Patiala, the Governor of Punjab directed Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot (Respondent No. 2) to conduct Punjab Medical Entrance Test (hereinafter referred to as PMET -2000'). Thereafter, the Vice Chancellor of Respondent No. 2 authorised Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Respondent No. 3 (hereinafter referred to as 'the University') to conduct PMET -2000 on its behalf.

(3.) The Petitioner had passed 10+1 and 10 + 2 examinations from Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana. His grandfather Mr. Kashmir Singh, being a freedom -fighter, had been granted pension by the Punjab Government, - -vide order No. 10 (42) 3P -96/ 714 dated 16th January, 1997. Being the ward of a freedom -fighter, he applied for admission to M.B.B.S. Course by submitting his application for appearing in the PMET -2000 under the F.F. Category before the last date i.e. 18th May, 2000. He appeared in the said examination held on 18th June, 2000 and secured 467 marks in the result declared on 25th June, 2000. His rank was 7th in the F.F. Category. Interviews for admission to M.B.B.S. Course under the general category were to be held on 21st July, 2000 and for reserved categories on 22nd July, 2000. The schedule of the interviews was changed and fresh dates for the same were informed by Respondent No,. 2 by issuing a public notice in the press. The Petitioner appeared for counselling held on 31st July, 2000 under general category, but could not get admission as the candidate who had secured 228th position in the merit was admitted to the said Course under the general category. He appeared again for interview on 1st August, 2000, on which date the interviews for admission under the reserved categories including the F.F. Category were held. In all, there were three seats under the F.F. Category, out of which two were in Government Medical College, Patiala and one in Government Medical College, Amritsar.