1. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 19th November, 2009 passed by the learned single Judge disposing the appellant’s Writ Petition (C) No.9763/2009.

2. The appellant sought a writ of mandamus to the respondent, the Chairperson, Counselling Committee, Academic Section, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi to re-schedule the second round of counselling for admission to the post graduate course and give the appellant admission in the subject of Nuclear Medicine in the reserved category.

3. The appellant appeared for admission to the post graduate courses in AIIMS. He was ranked 125th in overall merit and 25th in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. He was called for the first round of counselling on 11th June, 2009. According to the appellant, and this is not denied by the respondent, he gave an option for the general category course in Anatomy during the first round of counselling since as on the date of the first counseling the OBC list was already exhausted. His option for Anatomy was admittedly provisional. In terms of the bulletin of information supplied by the respondent to the candidates the procedure to be followed in the fir