S.P.Naveen, Rep. By Its Father v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30-06-2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN WRIT PETITION No.18873 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 S.P.Naveen Minor Rep. By his Father and Guardian S.Purushothaman .. Petitioner vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Secretary Higher Education Department Fort St. George, Madras 2.The Secretary Directorate of Medical Education Kilipauk, Chennai 3.The Secretary Selection Committee Directorate of Medical Educatiion Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010 4.The Medical Council of India Rep. By its Secretary Dwaraka Phase, New Delhi .. Respondents Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to confine the counselling for MBBS/BDS to those persons, who have passed +2 in the academic year 2014-2015. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Jayaprakash For Respondents : Mrs.P.Rajalakshmi Government Advocate for RR1 to 3 Mr.V.P.Raman for R4

ORDER

By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2.The deponent of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, viz. the father of the petitioner-candidate, claims that

his son wrote Higher Secondary Examination and secured 1159 out of 1200 and her cut-off mark is 194 in respect of admission to MBBS Course 2015-2016, and the respondents are treating the students, who passed Higher Secondary Examination held during 2015, on par with the students, who passed such Examination held during the previous academic years, and the said treatment is discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and hence, the petitioner came forward with this writ petition. 3.The Court heard the submissions of the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mrs.P.Rajalakshmi, learned Government Advocate, who accepted notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3, and Mr.V.P.Raman, learned Standing Counsel, who accepted notice on behalf of the fourth respondent.

4.A Division Bench of this Court has declined to grant the similar relief vide common judgment dated 26.6.2015, made in W.A.No.842 of 2015 batch etc. In view of the same, the petitioner, who is similarly placed, is not entitled to the relief and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub Assistant Registrar nsv To:

1.The Secretary to Government Higher Education Department Fort St. George, Madras 2.The Secretary Directorate of Medical Education Kilipauk, Chennai - 600 010 3.The Secretary Selection Committee Directorate of Medical Educatiion Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010 4.The Secretary Medical Council of India Dwaraka Phase, New Delhi.

1 cc to Mr.R.Jayaprakash , Advocate Sr.No.32382 1 cc to Government Pleader.Sr.No.32599 W.P.No.18873 of 2015 ev(co) pmk.13.7.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/