JUDGMENT

DUTT, J.:— These writ petitions relate to the allocation of seats in medical colleges in the MBBS/BDS Course pursuant to the result of the All India Entrance Examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, in respect of 15 per cent of the total number of MBBS/BDS seats in medical colleges of different States.

2. Before dealing with the individual writ petitions, we may refer to an application made by the Union of India being C.M.P. No. 29264 of 1988 in Writ Petition (Civil) Nos. 348-52 of 1985 praying for suitable directions in the matter of allocation of vacant seats. It has been stated in this application that the results of the All India Entrance Examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education for admission in the MBBS/BDS Course were declared on July 15, 1988. A merit list of 1,600 candidates together with a waiting list of 1,000 candidates was sent to the Director General of Health Services by the Central Board of Secondary Education for making allocations of candidates to various medical colleges for admission to MBBS/ BDS Course, as the case may be. The Director General of Health Services allocated, 1,428 candidates to