JUDGMENT :

Rajesh Shankar, J.

1. The judgment is being pronounced today through virtual mode.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the notice under Ref. U-11011/04/2020/14-MEC dated 06.11.2020 (Annexure-28 to the writ petition) issued by the office of ADG(ME), Government of India, Directorate General of Health Services, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), New Delhi, whereby Manipal Tata Medical College, Jamshedpur-petitioner no.1 has been removed from the seat matrix for the first round of counselling of undergraduate seats being held in pursuance of the NEET-2020 Examination.

Factual Matrix of the Case

3. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (in short MAHE) (the petitioner no.2) and Tata Steel Limited (TSL)-the respondent no.7 created a consortium to set up a premier institution for medical education and training at Baridih, Jamshedpur (petitioner no.1 herein) in accordance with the provisions of the Amendment Notification No. MCI-34(41)2019-Med./112859 dated 13.05.2019. The Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Jharkhand granted essentiality certificate to the petitioner no.2 on 28.06.2019 as required under Regulation 2(3) of