G. Rohini

1. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issued a notification proposing to conduct All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT-2014) for admission to MBBS and Dental courses in the Government Medical Colleges for the Academic Session 2014-15.

2. The petitioners in both the writ petitions are persons suffering from locomotor disability. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.4218/2014 is having disability in her left hand whereas the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.4344/2014 is a person with bilateral club hand and bilateral club feet.

3. Both the petitioners appeared for the AIPMT-2014 and secured Rank No.19 and Rank No.3 respectively in Physically Handicapped (PH) category. However, their candidature was not considered for admission into Medical course on the ground that the reservation of seats in medical colleges for Physically Handicapped candidates is restricted only for persons suffering from locomotor disabilities of lower limbs and the same is not available for the persons suffering from locomotor disability of upper limbs.

4. The Notification for AIPMT-2014 providing reservation of 3% seats on horizontal basis for physically handicapped persons of