Tapen Sen, J.

1. In this writ application the petitioner. Dinesh Kumar Agarwal has prayed for a direction upon the respondent to accept his admission in the M.B.B.S. Course at the Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi for the Session Starting from 2001. According to the Petitioner he had been selected in the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination. 2001 (J.C.E.C.E.) and his application was duly forwarded for Counselling but even thereafter, the principal of the said college refused admission on the ground that she does not fulfil the residential eligibility.

2. This case was heard at length and both Mr. K.K. Jhunjhunwala. Advocate and Mr. B.B. Sinha. learned G.A. argued and represented their respective clients.

3. According to the Petitioner he was born on 03.02.1982 and he studied in St. Francis School. Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi w.e.f. 05.04.1986 to 31.03.1998. He has relied upon the transfer certificate appended as Annexure-9 to the Supplementary Affidavit.

The Petitioners further case is that he passed +2 Course (i.e. Class 11 and 12) from the Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi, where his residential address was recorded as Murari Traders and Transporter, Ja