JUDGMENT

G.S.Kulkarni, J. - This is a case of a highly meritorious student, an aspirant for admission to the first year undergraduate medical course (MBBS) who has secured 559 marks in NEET-2020 examination. If her claim for admission in the circumstances before us is not considered, merit would be the causality.

2. Petitioner is a domicile of Dadra & Nagar Haveli. She appeared for the NEET-2020 examination securing a high score of 559 marks with a NEET percentile at 96.8418581.

3. In 2019, respondent no. 4- NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute, Silvassa, the only medical college for the Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Silvassa & Daman & Diu, came to be established to cater to the needs of medical education in such Union Territories. The present academic year 2020-2021 is the second academic year since the establishment of such medical college.

4. To undertake admissions to the MBBS course on the basis of NEET score, an admission brochure was issued by the Union Territories Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu titled as "Admission Prospectus 2020- 202