Judgment

Sanjeev Kumar, J.—The petitioner, a NEET qualified RBA candidate has filed this petition seeking, inter alia, the following reliefs:-

(I) Certiorari for quashing the selection of respondent No.3 who has been allotted the MBBS seat in Government Medical College Doda, under RBA category;

(II) Mandamus commanding the respondents No. 1 and 2 to allot an MBBS seat to the petitioner under RBA category in any of the Government Colleges, namely, Government Medical College Baramullah, Government Medical College Rajouri, Government Medical College, Kathua and Government Medical College Doda.

Factual matrix

2. Online applications were invited by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for conduct of NEET-UG Examination 2020. The petitioner applied online for the test under RBA category. The result of NEET-UG examination 2020 was declared by NTA on 16th of October, 2020. The petitioner, as is evident from the communication of NTA, scored 445 marks out of 720 and was accorded NEET All India Rank 136430. On the basis of NEET-UG results, the Board of Professional Entrance Examination (“the BOPEE”) prepared and notified tentative UT merit list vide its Notification No. 042-BOPEE of 2020 dated 3