JUDGMENT

A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal emanates from the judgment and order dated 19th July, 2017 passed by the High Court of Madras in Writ Petition No.18334 of 2017. The said writ petition has been filed by the appellant for quashing of the order dated 31st May, 2017, passed by the Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) debarring the appellant college from admitting students against 150 seats in MBBS course for the academic session 2017-18. The said order was passed by the Competent Authority of the Central Government on the proposal for confirmation of conditional Letter of Permission (for short “LOP”) granted in favour of the appellant college for the 5th batch of 150 seats in MBBS course for the academic session 2016-17 and to grant recognition/approval to the appellant college under Section 11(2) of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (for short “the Act”). The communication dated 31st May, 2017, informing about the decision of the Competent Authority of the Central Government, which has been challenged before the High Court, reads thus:

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