JASKARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This order will dispose of a bunch of six writ petitions Nos. 10053, 11136, 12075, 12208, 12702 and 13619 of 1994 in which common questions of law and fact arise. Since the main arguments were addressed in CWP 10053 of 1994, facts are being taken from that case.

(2.) The short but interesting question of law that arises for determination in these petitions is whether a candidate belonging to a reserved category who has secured more marks in the competition that some of the General category candidates should be admitted against a reserved seat or should he be given a seat in the general category.

(3.) Admissions to the M.B.B.S./B.D.S./B.A.M.S. (Ayurvedscharya) course for the academic session 1994-95 in all the three State Medical Colleges, two State Dental Colleges and Government Ayurvedic College, Patiala were made by holding a competitive entrance examination (for short, PMT). This entrance examination was conducted by the Punjabi University, Patiala (hereinafter referred to as the University) on behalf of the Government of Punjab As per the prospectus issued by the University, the total number of seats in the Medical/Dental/Ayurvedic Colleges were as under:-