2026:CGHC:5182-DB Digitally signed by ANURADHA NAFR ANURADHA TIWARI TIWARI Date:

2026.01.31

10:36:12 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 366 of 2026 Dr. Samriddhi Dubey D/o Shri Sandeep Dubey Aged About 25 Years R/o Om Zone Colony, Shubham Vihar, Mangala, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

... Petitioner versus

1 - The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Public Health And Family Welfary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492002

2 - The Director Medical Education, Directorate of Medical Education, Swasthya Bhawan, Sector 19, North Block, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492002

3 - The Commissioner Medical Education Commissionerate of Medical Education, Swasthya Bhawan, 2th Floor, Sector 19, North Block, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492002

4 - The National Medical Commission Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare Through Its Director, Pocket- 14, Sector-8, Dwarka, Phase- 1, New Delhi- 110077 ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Sandeep Dubey and Mr. Kaif Ali, Advocate For Respondents No.1 to : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Additional Advocate

3 General For Respondent No.4 : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

30 .01.2026

1. Heard Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Sandeep Dubey and Mr. Kaif Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Shashnak Thakur, learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the State/respondents No.1 to 3 and Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4.

2. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following relief(s):-

“10.1 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the record in WPC/5937/2025 ~Dr. Samriddhi Dubey Vs State of Chhattisgarh as well as MCC/40/2026~The State of Chhattisgarh and other vs. Dr. Samriddhi Dubey.

10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue direction/directions, writ/writs in the nature of certiorari and declare the amendment dated 22.01.2026 in Rule 11 of the Chhattisgarh Medical Post Graduate Admission Rules, 2025 (Annexure-P/1) ultra virus / unconstitutional being voilative of the Article 14 of the Constitution of India in the interest of Justice.

10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue direction/directions, writ/writs in the nature of certiorari and quash / set-aside the notification dated 22.01.2026 (Annexure- P/2) in the interest of Justice.

10.4 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue direction/directions, writ/writs in the nature of certiorari and direct the respondents not to discriminate between the candidates belonging to categories mentioned in the amendment Rules, 2025 dated 22.01.2026.

10.5 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s), which is deemed fit and proper in the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case including claim in subject dispute.”

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire exercise undertaken by the State Government by amending Rule 11 of the Chhattisgarh Medical Post Graduate Admission Rules, 2025 on 22.01.2026 is ex facie arbitrary, illegal and vitiated by mala fides, inasmuch as it seeks to virtually nullify and overreach the binding judgment dated 20.11.2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in WPC/5937/2025 (Dr. Samriddhi Dubey Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others), 2025 SCC OnLine Chh 10927, as well as the clarification order dated 16.01.2026 passed in MCC/40/2026. It is submitted that the earlier amendment dated 01.12.2025 was admittedly brought in compliance of the said judgment and was also in consonance with the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Dr. Tanvi Behl Vs. Shrey Goel and othe