1. These petitions are decided by a common judgment. The petitioner Ms. Anagha in Writ Petition No.2435/2024 (F) seeks admission to the M.B.B.S. course contending that she should be treated as a resident of Goa for the purpose of the Rules. The petitioner Mr. Hrishikesh in the connected Writ Petition No.2460/2024 (F) challenges the residence certificate issued in favour of Ms. Anagha. Mr. Hrishikesh says that if Ms. Anagha's petition is dismissed, it is he who will be allotted the seat for the first year M.B.B.S. course.

2. We refer to the facts in Ms. Anagha's writ petition. By this petition filed under Art.226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for a direction to the respondent No.3 to accept the admission form of the petitioner and admit her for the first - year professional degree course of M.B.B.S. at the institution of respondent No.4 - the Dean, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa (GMC for short). The petitioner is aggrieved by the fact that the respondent No.3 - the Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Porvorim Goa has not granted admission to the petitioner for the course of M.B.B.S. to be pursued at the GMC.

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