SUKHMEET KAUR DEOL Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition seeks quashing of letter dated 19.6.2007, Annexure P. 1, whereby the petitioners were informed by the College-respondent No. 3 that their admissions had been cancelled by the University.

(2.) Facts stated on behalf of the petitioners are that they appeared in the Punjab Medical Entrance Test (PMET)-2006 for admission to BDS but were not successful in getting admissions in the centralised counselling. Thereafter on 28.9.2006 they applied for admission to respondent No. 3 National Dental College and Hospital, Gulabgarh, Derrabassi and appeared before the Selection Committee. They are placed in the waiting list, which was duly signed by the representative of the University. On the basis of the said waiting list, the petitioners were given admission on 30.9.2006. On 19.6.2007, the petitioners were informed that their Roll Numbers had not been issued by the University on the ground that their admissions were cancelled.

(3.) In the reply filed on behalf of the University, it has been stated that admissions of the petitioners were in pursuance of advertisement issued on 30.9.2006, Annexure R-2/1, which was a fraud on law, making mockery of merit and transparency. Large number of candidates who had qualified PMET-2006 and scored far higher marks than the petitioners, were available but without giving any opportunity to meritorious candidates, respondent No. 3 College gave admissions to the petitioners on a false pretext that candidates with higher merit were not available. The admissions of the petitioners being lacking in merit and transparency, were void. It has been further stated as under :