JUDGMENT

K.T.Sankaran, J.

The questions involved in these Writ Petitions are the following : (1) Whether the Admission Supervisory Committee constituted under the Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non Exploitative Fee and other Measures to ensure Equity and Excellence in Professional Education) Act, 2006, Act 19 of 2006 (hereinafter referred to as Act 19 of 2006) has power to cancel entrance examination conducted by the Consortium of Managements, exercising the powers conferred under Sections 4 and/or 5 of Act 19 of 2006?

(2) If so, whether the Admission Supervisory Committee can, after cancellation of such entrance examination, direct the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, to conduct entrance examination afresh?

(3) Whether the Admission Supervisory Committee can direct a fresh entrance examination beyond the time schedule prescribed under the Regulations issued by the Medical Council of India and the specific directions issued by the Supreme Court in Mridul Dhar and another v. Union of India and others :(2005)2 SCC 65 and Priya Gupta v.

State of Chhattisgarh and others : (2012) 7 SCC 433 ?

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