Petitioner, a differently abled student aged 18

years has filed this writ petition claiming admission

to MBBS under the quota earmarked for differently

abled persons. Brief material facts for the disposal

of the writ petition are as follows;

2. Petitioner is suffering from MeningoMyclac

(Post Surgical) with Paraplegia and hence has

locomotive disability of the lower limbs to the

extent of 60%. It is pointed out that, petitioner has

passed the higher secondary examination, 2019 with an

aggregate of 85% in the science stream. Petitioner

appeared for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test

(NEET) UG - 2019 for admission to MBBS and allied

courses and has obtained 58.76 percentile. Accordingly

petitioner applied for allotment of seats to Medical

and allied courses to the 1^st respondent as per

application dated 11.2.2019.

3. According to the petitioner, as per regulation

4(3) of the Regulation on Graduate Medical Education,

1997 as amended in 2019, petitioner is entitled to

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apply under the PWD quota since he suffers from bench

mark disability. Accordingly, as per a notice dated

22.5.2019, 1^st respondent directed the petitioner to

appear be