C.N. Ramachandran Nair, J.

1. Admission to the super specialty medical course namely D.M. Gastroenterology is the subject matter of controversy in these three writ appeals, two filed by the State and the other filed by a doctor in the Government Service seeking admission based on condition in the prospectus. Out of the total 10 seats available for admission to the course for 2011-12, the prospectus provides that 7 seats will go to General Merit Quota, 2 for Medical Education Service (MES) Quota and the remaining one was reserved for Health Service Quota. There is no dispute with regard to the admissions given to the 7 seats in the General Merit Quota and one to the Health Service Quota. However, from the results of entrance examination it turned out to be that there is no claimant for admission in the quota reserved for MES. Consequently, in terms of clause X(c) of the prospectus the two seats available from MES quota were allotted to the candidates from Health Service which was questioned by the candidates in merit quota on the ground that the two seats which are not claimed by candidates from MES Quota should be allotted to the General Merit Quota which was accepted by