ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. Respondent 1 had filed a writ petition in which it was claimed that the respondent belonged to the reserved category of candidates for admission to the MBBS course for Academic Year 2003-2004. Her contention in the writ petition was that another candidate who had been given admission in the MBBS course against the reserved category should have been given admission on the basis of that candidates merits against a general vacancy. If f this had been done, then Respondent 1 would have been able to get admission in the MBBS course.

3. The writ petition was filed on 4-7-2003. During the pendency of the writ petition, Respondent 1 was admitted in the dental course for a BDS degree. The writ petition was ultimately allowed on 28-11-2003 by which time the MBBS course for 2003-2004 had long since started. The writ 9 petition allowed, the respondent to be admitted to the MBBS course. In compliance with the High Courts direction, on 9-1-2004 the respondent was admitted to the MBBS course.

4. Needless to say that the direction of the High Court was wholly contrary to the decision of this Court in Medical Council of India v. Madhu Singh1 in which this Court has categor