ORDER SUJOY PAUL, J. : – This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution takes exception to the order of National Medical Commission (in short ‘NMC’) dated 10-1-2022 whereby, the request of the petitioner institution for increase of MBBS seats from 150 to 250 is turned down. It is prayed that this Court may issue appropriate writ/direction to the respondent-NMC to issue a formal approval letter of increase in intake of their seats for the MBBS -UG Course from 150 to 250 for the current academic year 2021-22 by accepting the application filed by the petitioner as complete and meeting the requirements.

2. Draped in brevity, the relevant facts for adjudication of this matter are that the petitioner Medical College and Hospital preferred an application seeking permission to increase the MBBS seats from 150 to 250. The NMC obtained an inspection report and thereafter, by ‘letter of disapproval’ dated 10-1-2022, rejected the prayer of increase of seats in MBBS course.

Arguments of the petitioner : 3. Shri Siddharth Radhe Lal Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner, by placing reliance on the relevant portions of section 28 and 29 of the NMC Act submits that the NMC was oblige