JUDGMENT

MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, J.

Leave granted.

2. Judgment dated 28.10.2016 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna in MJC No. 3680 of 2016 in CWJC No.16673 of 2016 and connected matters is called in question in these appeals. By the said judgment, the full Bench of the High Court answered the reference made to it by the Division Bench of the Patna High Court in the matter of validity or otherwise of admission process for MBBS/BDS and PG courses pursuant to a circular dated 14.11.1995 of the State Government.

3. Before proceeding further it would be pertinent to note the relevant circular i.e. circular no. 226(24) dated 14.11.1995 which reads as under:

“According to this new system, applicable with immediate effect, candidates of reserved classes, who on the basis of merit, are entitled to get admission against 50% seats of the general category, having transferred them in the list of their respective reserved class, they will be facilitated with admission in college and subject of their choice on the basis of their merit in at (respective) list. Thus, after transfer from one to another list, those candidates of that (respective) reserved class, who found place in the b