JUDGMENT :

REKHA PALLI, J.

1. The Petitioners who are candidates falling in the Delhi OBC list have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, assailing the notice dated 10.01.2022, issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (hereinafter referred to as 'the MCC'), whereby OBC reservation criteria has been modified with regard to Institutional Preference Seats in the Central Institutes.

2. The MCC, which is respondent no.1, is an organization under the Directorate General of Health Services (hereinafter referred to as 'DGHS')'. The MCC is responsible for online allotment of seats for undergraduate, postgraduate and super-specialty medical and dental courses in government-run/aided colleges and deemed-to-be-university colleges on the basis of the candidates' score in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (hereinafter referred to as 'NEET'). The factors which are considered during allotment are merit, reservation eligibility and the preference list submitted by the candidates. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (hereinafter referred to as 'GG