( 1 ) THESE two writ petitions raise identical questions of law and fact, therefore, they are being decided by a common judgment.

( 2 ) THE writ petitioner in Writ Petition No. 3893 of 1991 (Anupam Gupta) was stated that he passed M. B. B. S, examination from S. N. Medical College, Agra in the year 1989 having secured 61. 8% marks in the said examination. Thereafter, he did his internship from 1-11-1989 to 31-10-1990 from S. N. Medical College, Hospital, Agra and was registered with the State Medical Council, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. After the introduction of `residency scheme on 22-8-1989 which was notified in the Gazette on 25-11-89, the Post-Graduate and Diploma courses became of three years and two years duration respectively. House job was abolished. The admission to three years and two years courses is being done on the basis of competitive examination conducted by the State Government. The said examination is called entrance examination. The entrance examination was conducted on 30-9-90. The residency scheme - dated 22-8-89 or the press note (Annexure-2 to the writ petition) do not create a bar that the candidate should secure minimum 50% marks in the entrance t