ORDER :

(N. Seshasayee, J.)

(Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the entire records relating to the impugned order dated 05.08.2022 in No.V.11013/94/2022-ME-1 (FTS No.8177284) of the first respondent and quash the same.)

The petitioner herein is a deemed university and challenges in this case the proceedings of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India dated 05.08.2022, by which it confirmed the proceedings of the National Medical Commission (hereinafter the NMC) dated 27.06.2022, reducing the number of seats for M.B.B.S. Course in the petitioner-college from 150 to 100.

2.1 The relevant facts and circumstances that led to the institution of this petition are stated below:

(a) On 22.11.2020, the petitioner applied to the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), the third respondent herein, for commencing a medical under graduate course (M.B.B.S). On 23.08.2021, MARB conducted a surprise inspection to ascertain the infrastructure facility and other requirements for commencing the medical course. On 13.10.2021, permission was accorded by the MARB for commencing a medical cou