S. NATARAJAN

These two writ petitions have been filed by two brothers, who sought admission in any of the Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu for the M.B.B.S., or B.D.S. Degree Course in the quota of twelve seats reserved for children born of intercaste marriage, under the special categories of candidates enumerated in Annexure I of the prospectus issued by the first respondent. Since neither of them was selected, the two petitioners have filed the respective petitions praying for the issue of a writ of certiorarified mandamus in favour of each for quashing sub-clauses (1) and (2) of Category (iv) of the reservations specified in Annexure I so far as it relates to each of them, and in addition, for the directions being issued to the respondents to admit each one of them in the first year of the M.B.B.S. Degree Course for the academic year 1985-86.

2. Thiru Ramesh, petitioner in W.P. No. 9647 of 1985, is a major while Thiru Hari Ganesh, petitioner in W.P. No. 8390 of 1985 is a minor represented by his father and

guardian Thiru P. Shanmugham. It is stated that Thiru Ramesh applied for admission for the M.B.B.S.,/B.D.S. Course in the year 1983-84. If so, it is not clear