1. Ranbir Singh, petitioner, was admitted to the M. B. B. S. course at the Medical College, Amritsar in June/July, 1970, against one of the seats reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. He successfully completed the five years course of studies prescribed by the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (hereinafter called the University ). He appeared in the M.B.B.S. final examination in December, 1974 and was declared successful subject to the condition that he was to reappear in two subjects upto April, 1976, i.e., (i) Medicine etc. and (ii) Ophthalmology and E. N. T. He had already appeared in the above mentioned two subjects, but the University had not declared his result. The Medical Council of India has prescribed 12 months period of internship for the purposes of registration with it. After the petitioner was declared successful in the M. B. B. S. Examination, he was allowed to join as an internee. He successfully completed the period of internship in June, 1976. He left the hostel premises from 30.06.1976 and ceased to be a student of the said college. He has already been granted a provisional Medical Registration Certificate by the Punjab Medical Council on 4.07.19