VIVEK KUMAR SINGH
Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre – Appellant
Versus
National Medical Commission, Represented by its Secretary – Respondent
ORDER :
(Vivek Kumar Singh, J.)
(Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the second respondent in order dated 22.07.2024 in reference F.No.315/DHFWS/BOME/E3/PG-Counselling/2024-25/49 and quash the same and in consequence thereof, directing the third respondent to conduct PG medical counselling by treating all the PG medical seats available in the petitioner institution as all India Management Quota seats.)
The order of the second respondent dated 22.07.2024, directing the Private Self-Financing Colleges to surrender 50% of the total sanctioned seats in the Post Graduate Medical Course towards Government quota for the academic year 2024-25, is put under challenge in the present Writ Petition.
2. Heard the learned counsels appearing for the petitioner as well as for the respondents.
3. The brief facts of the case of the petitioner is as follows:
3.1. The petitioner is a minority (Linguistic-Telugu) Private Self-Financing Medical College situated within the Union Territory of Puducherry. They are providing education in the field of medicine both at the Under Graduate and Post Graduate lev
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