ARAPANA GILL Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS order will dispose of C. W. P. Nos. 5042, 5470 and 6005 of 1990 as the question of law and facts involved In them is common. In all these petitions, there is a pristine dispute between the admission seekers and the heads of the medical institutions to highly prestigious degree courses, though here the scope of controversy is very limited. The common question mainly involved in, these petitions relates to institutional preference in the matter of admissions to the M. D. Diploma Courses in the Punjab State, Medical College, Patiala/amritsar for the session-1990. Though in C. W. P. No. 6005 of 1990, some additional attacks were made demonstrating discrimination between the who have not done any house-job, and not put in three years' rural service and those who claim to have fulfilled these requisites, but by an interim order of the Admitting Bench dated 17-5-1990. it was observed that tie above controversy stood resolved by a decision of this Court in CWP 6192 of 1990. Therefore, CWP No. 6005 of 1990 was admitted qua the issue of institutional preference alone.

(2.) THE facts canvassed in these petitions lie in a very narrow compass and may thus, be noticed as under :

(3.) THE petitioners are holding M. B. B. S. degree and they have done their house-jobs from General Hospital, Chandigarh, which, according to them, is recognized by the Medical Council of India, for all intents and purposes. Annexures P-1 and P-2, are the Certificates on the record in this regard. By an advertisement issued by the Principal, Government Medical College, Patiala, applications were invited from Medical Graduates for admission to postgraduate Medical _ Degree/ Diploma Courses in various subjects in the two colleges, Amritsar and Patiala. Amongst other sources, 40 per cent seats were to be strictly filled in on merit from fresh Medical graduates, Punjab Civil Medical Service II Officers and Registrars/demonstrators. Sixty percent seats were to be first filled up from amongst Registrars/demonstrators and remaining seats by offering to P. O. M. S, II Officers with a minimum three years rural service. All the P. C. M. S. II Doctors, who had served the State Government for a minimum period three years rural regular service-unending continuous ad-hoc service followed by regular service, were eligible for admission to post-graduate Medical Degree/diploma Courses. All the petitioners have done their house-jobs from General Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh which is recongnised by the respondents for the purpose of eligibility for admission to the Post Graduate Courses All the petitioners submitted their applications forms indicating therein their choices for the specialties as required by the advertisement The interview date for making admission was 16-4-1980. The candidate who had done one year house-job in the Hospital attached to the Medical College, Patiala, Faridkot, Amritsar is given 50 marks and 25 marks for sit months' house job by way of weightage for admission to the Post-graduate Courses/diploma Course, respectively.