N. Karthikeyan vs The State of Tamil Nadu

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2022 Supreme(SC) 288

L. NAGESWARA RAO, B. R. GAVAI
N. Karthikeyan – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr.Adv. Ms. Purvi Mathur,Adv. Ms. Kushagra Sharma,Adv. Mr. Anuj Bhandari, Adv Mr. Dushyant Dave,Sr.Adv. Ms. Purvi Mathur,Adv. Ms. Kushagra Sharma,Adv. Mr. Anuj Bhandari, Adv Mr. Shivendra Singh, AOR Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Sr. Adv Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, AOR Mr. Shankar Narayanan, Adv. Mr. Suhrith Parthasarathy, Adv. Ms. Amritha Satyajith, Adv. Ms. Ishita Chowdhury,Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. A. Selvin Raja, AOR Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gaurav Sharma, AOR Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Adv Mr. Waize Ali Noor, Adv. Mr. Dhawal Mohan, Adv Mr. Prateek Bhatia, Adv Ms. Srirupa Nag, Adv. Mr. C. S. Vaidyanathan, Sr Adv Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, AAG. Dr. Joseph Aristotle S., AoR. Ms. Mary Mitzy, Adv. Ms. Devyani Gupta, Adv. Dr. Joseph Aristotle S., AOR Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. C. K. Sasi, AOR Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR Mr. Gaurav Sharma, AOR Mr. P.Wilson,Sr.Adv, Mr. Sankaran.Adv, Mr. K.V.Jagdishvaran,Adv, Mrs.G.Indira,Aor, Ms. Habilila Nana,Adv, Ms. SreePriya,Adv, Mr. Gandeepan,Adv Mr. Gaurav Sharma, AOR Mr. Prateek Bhatia, Adv Mr. Dhawal Mohan, Adv

ORDER :

1. Leave granted in all the Special Leave Petitions.

2. Rule granted in the Writ Petitions.

3. Writ Petition (Civil) No. 53 of 2022 challenges the validity of G.O. (Ms.) No. 462 dated 7th November, 2020, issued by the Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu (hereinafter referred to as “the said G.O.”). The basic contention of the writ petitioners is that the reservation of 50% Super Specialty seats (DM/M.Ch.) for in-service candidates in Government Medical Colleges in the State of Tamil Nadu is not permissible in law.

4. Civil Appeal arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 2514 of 2022 challenges the judgment and order of the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 12th January, 2022, vide which, the said High Court has issued a direction to the Director of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai to implement the said G.O. for the academic year 2021-2022 itself, if there is no legal impediment to do the same.

5. This Court vide interim order dated 27th November, 2020, passed in Civil Appeal No. 3840 of 2020 [Dr. Prerit Sharma and Others vs. Dr. Bilu B.S. and Others] had directed that the counselling for admi

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2022 Supreme(SC) 288

L. NAGESWARA RAO, B. R. GAVAIN. Karthikeyan – AppellantVersusThe State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent

L. NAGESWARA RAO, B. R. GAVAI
N. Karthikeyan – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent