The petitioner Applied for admission to the Engineering course this year through the Entrance Examination conducted by the first respondent under the quota fixed for persons with physical disability. Along with the application, he produced Ext.P2 certificate issued by a Medical Board consisting of Medical Officers of the State. They certified 40% disability. According to the petitioner, from birth itself, he did not have vision in one eye. It is taking into account this disability that Ext.P.2 certificate has been issued certifying disability of 40% on account of lack of vision in one eye. The petitioner, however was denied admission in the quota fixed for persons with physical disability and it is under the said circumstances that the petitioner has approached this Court with this Writ Petition, seeking a direction to the respondents to admit him in accordance with his rank and option.

2. The learned Government Pleader on the strength of a counter affidavit stated to have been filed, submits that Ext.P2 would enable the petitioner only for provisional admission subject to confirmation of his disability by an expert Medical Board constituted for the purpose of the Entran