Dr.Arul Venkadesh v. The Director General Of Health Services
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 14.07.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C. KUMARAPPAN W.P No.25675 of 2025
1. Dr. Arul Venkadesh, 2.Dr. G. Veeramani,
3. Dr. Goutham Kishore,
4. Dr. Madhusuthanan, 5.Dr. Velmurugan,
...Petitioners
Vs.
1. The Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, F-17, Karakardooma, New Delhi- 110032
2. National Medical Commission, Rep.by its Secretary, Pocket -14, Sector -8, Dwarka Phase-1 New Delhi- 110077.
3. National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences, Rep. by its President, Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar, Ring Road, New Delhi- 110029.
4. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Health & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai- 600 009.
5. The Director, 162, EVR Periyar Salai, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010. 1/6
6. The Secretary, Selection Committee 162, EVR Periyar Salai, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.
...Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent authorities 1 to 3 to act upon the representations dated 05.06.2025, 06.07.2025 and 10.07.2025 submitted by the petitioners seeking reduction of qualifying percentile for admission into super specialty medical courses 2024-25 in NEET SS-2024 and consequently, direct the respondents 4 to 6 not to surrender the super specialty medical seats to the respondents 1 to 3, till the orders passed by the respondents 1 to 3 for reduction of qualifying marks for admission into super specialty course 2024-25, and conducting the special round of counseling by the respondents 5 and 6 and pass such further orders. For Petitioners : Mr.S. Thanka Sivan For Respondents : Ms. Sunita Kumari for R1 (Senior Panel Counsel) : Ms. V. Sudha, for R2 (Senior Panel Counsel) : Mr. Hari Krishnan for R3 : Mr. K. Tuppu Sultan for R4 & R5 (Government Advocate) : Ms. M. Sneha, Standing Counsel, for R6 **** 2/6
O R D E R
This Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent authorities 1 to 3 to act upon the representations dated 05.06.2025, 06.07.2025 and 10.07.2025 submitted by the petitioners seeking reduction of qualifying percentile for admission into super specialty medical courses 2024-25 in NEET SS-2024 and consequently, direct the respondents 4 to 6 not to surrender the super specialty medical seats to the respondents 1 to 3, till the orders passed by the respondents 1 to 3 for reduction of qualifying marks for admission into super specialty course 2024-25, and conducting the special round of counseling by the respondents 5 and 6 and pass such further orders. 2.
The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that because of the higher qualifying percentile, in-service candidates find it difficult to get admission in Super Specialty courses under the in service quota. He would further submit that there are many unfilled seats in the quota allotted to the Tamil Nadu. Hence, the petitioners have sent various representations to reconsider the qualifying percentile for selection. The representations dated dated 05.06.2025, 06.07.2025 and 10.07.2025 are pending before the 1st respondent.
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3.At this Juncture, the learned counsel for the 1st respondent would submit that they would consider the representations within a period of two weeks.
4. In view of the above submissions, without going into the merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 10.07.2025 filed by the petitioners within a period of two weeks from today.
5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. No costs.
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To
1. The Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, F-17, Karakardooma, New Delhi- 110032
2. National Medical Commission, Rep.by its Secretary, Pocket -14, Sector -8, Dwarka Phase-1 New Delhi- 110077.
3. National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences, Rep. by its President, Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar, Ring Road, New Delhi- 110029.
4. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Health & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai- 600 009.
5. The Director, 162, EVR Periyar Salai, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.
6. The Secretary, Selection Committee 162, EVR Periyar Salai, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.
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C. KUMARAPPAN, J.
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