JUDGMENT

A.M. Ahmadi, CJI.-SLP (Civil) Nos. 8175-78 of 1995

Special leave granted.

2. This civil appeal arises out of a common judgment of the High Court of Patna whereby 4 writ petitions before the High Court being civil writ jurisdiction cases 911, 933, 1081 and 1140 of 1994 were disposed of. The question involved in the writ petitions was as to the mode of allotment of seats in the various branches of the post-graduate medical courses in the State of Bihar. The authorities had made provisions for reservation of seats for the underprivileged sections, like the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Extremely Backward Class, the Backward Class and Ladies. The procedure adopted for allotment of seats in the post-graduate medical courses led to some dissatisfaction giving rise to the litigation.

3. The Controller of Examinations, Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna issued the prospectus for the competitive test for admission to post-graduate courses in Patna Medical College, Patna, Darbhanga Medical College, Laheria Sarai, Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi and Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jamshedpur for the year 1992. On the question of reservation the prospectus had the