GANESH DAS MAJUMDAR Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ALTHOUGH, all these aforesaid 26 writ petitions are posted today, for admission but with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, I propose to decide these writ petitions on merit, at admission stage.

(2.) IN the aforesaid writ petitions, common questions of law and fact are involved, therefore, all these writ petitions can be disposed of by a composite order. While deciding these writ petitions, by a composite order, SB Civil Writ Petition No. 624/2000 is treated as a leading case.

(3.) BEFORE deciding the controversy involved in these writ petitions, I would like to give a synopsis of the relevant sections of the Act of 1948, which require interpretation by this Court. Under Section 21 of the Act of 1948, the State of Rajasthan is mandated by Parliament to constitute a State Dental Council, consisting of four members, elected from among themselves, by dentists, registered in Part-A of State register; four members, elected from among themselves, by dentists, registered in Part-B of the State register; the heads of dental colleges, if any, in the State, who train students for any of the recognised dental qualifications, included in Part-I of the Schedule, ex officio; one member, elected from amongst themselves, by the members of the Medical Council or the Council of Medical Registration of the State, as the case may be; three members, nominated by the State Government, and the Chief Medical Officer of the State, by whatever name called, ex officio.