IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 20.02.2025 Ibadat Sekhon ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Amit Jhanji, Senior Advocate with Mr. Avinit Avasthi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Saurav Khurana, Additional Advocate General, Punjab and Mr. Anurag Chopra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab.

Mr. Nitin Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No.4.

None for respondent No.6.

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SUMEET GOEL, JUDGE

1. The Civil Writ Petition in hand has been preferred under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying, in essence, for quashing of the Corrigendum No.5/5/2021-5HB3/1748 dated 01.08.2023 and subsequent action(s) undertaken in pursuance thereto including, admissions made by the respondent-authorities on basis thereof.

2. Shorn of non-essential details, the relevant factual matrix of the lis in hand is adumbrated, thus:

(i) The petitioner, an aspirant for admission to the MBBS/BDS course, accordingly appeared for the NEET examination for the Session

2023 onwards.

(ii) Respondent Nos.1 and 2 issued a notification dated 10.03.2023 (hereina