Judgment

N. P. SINGH, J. - These appeals have been filed on behalf of the State of Punjab for setting aside an order dated 18-12-1992 passed by the High Court on writ applications, filed on behalf of respondent No. 1, Renuka Singla, and respondent No. 2 Savita Gera, directing to admit respondent No. 1 against the seat reserved for candidates belonging to backward areas which had fallen vacant as a result of withdrawal of one Sanjiv Goyal from the B.D.S. Course and to admit respondent No. 2, after creating an additional seat on compassionate ground.

2. The respondents aforesaid appeared at the Pre-Medical Test conducted in May, 1992. In the merit list of candidate belonging to backward areas, the position of respondent No. 1 was at serial No. 9 whereas that of respondent No. 2 was at serial No. 10. There is no dispute that in the application form which had been filed on behalf of respondent No. 1 for the aforesaid test, no claim was made on her behalf for admission against a scat reserved for backward area. So far respondent No. 2 is concerned, in her application form she claimed admission against a seat reserved for backward areas and in support of her said claim she also enclosed a