ASHISH AGGARWAL Vs. KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY AND ANR.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) CHALLENGE in this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is to the validity of Clause 18 of Chapter -VI of the "Information Brochure, MBBS/BDS Entrance Examination for admission to Medical/Dental Colleges in Haryana 2001", which reads as under:

(2.) BEFORE we notice the contentions/admissions raised on behalf of the parties, it will be necessary to refer to the basic facts giving rise to this petition.

(3.) ACCORDING to the Petitioner, no fresh admissions to 1st year of BDS Course, are being conducted for 2001 in MM College of Dental Sciences and Research Maulana, Ambala, by the University and the Petitioner claims to have learnt from newspaper cutting that Dental Council of India has not permitted the said college to give admission. The Petitioner was called for counselling in regard to the present academic session on 16th August, 2001. However, he was declared ineligible, in view of the Clause 18 quoted above and has been declined admission in any of the two courses i.e. MBBS and BDS on the basis of his merit in the Entrance Test conducted by the University for the current session. Thus, compelling the Petitioner to file the present writ petition.