ORDER :

Prayer in all cases: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent authorities to consider the petitioner’s daughter’s candidature for allotment of a seat for M.B.B.S course in Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry against Ex-Servicemen Quota and pass orders.

1. Heard the Learned Counsel for the Petitioners and the Learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents.

2. The Government of Puducherry through the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) called for applications from eligible candidates for the counselling for admission to MBBS/BDS courses for the academic year 2019-20. The information brochure issued by the CENTAC narrates the Eligibility conditions, Selection Procedure, Seat Matrix etc. The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) does counselling for all the M.B.B.S/B.D.S seats in the Union Territory of Government Colleges and unaided Private Medical/Dental Colleges. They allot seats for the following categories:

(i). Seats in Government Colleges inc