DEEPAK GUPTA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner by this writ petition has prayed that respondent No, 2, R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur may be directed to grant entry to the petitioner in the three years Residency System in the speciality of Paediatrics.

(2.) THE petitioner did his M.B.B.S. and one year compulsory rotating internship. The petitioner sought appointment as Resident House Officer in the course of admission to three years Residency system. In the application submitted by him he indicated his first preference for General Medicine and second preference for Paediatrics and then other preferences. The petitioner was given admission in the General Medicine and the respondent No. 3 was given admission in Paediatrics by the order dated 12 -6 -1986 Annx. 1.

(3.) A return has been filed by the respondents and the respondents have submitted that the applications were invited from the candidates for registration and it was clearly mentioned in the notice inviting the applications that the candidates should decide about the choice of subject carefully and clearly mentioned their preferences for each subject/speciality in writing. In absence of clear cut prefernce his/her allotment will be decided by the college council whose decision shall be final. In pursuance of this notice Annx. Rule 2/1 dated 17 -5 -1986 the petitioner gave his first preference to Medicine and accordingly he was admitted. Thereafter he wants to change his speciality. It is submitted by the respondents that it is not permitted. It is submitted that no person in this college has been allowed to change his speciality once he has filed his form in this session and the college has strictly adhered to the Schedule.