P.Keertana v. The Government Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.11.2022 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.T.RAJA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY P.Keertana .. Appellant Vs 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Government of India, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 3.National Board of Examination of Medical Science, rep. by its Executive Director, 4.The Director of Medical Education, 156, Poonamallee High Road, New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai-31.

5.Selection Committee, rep. by its Chairman, Directorate of Medical Education, 162, Periyar E.V.R. High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-10.

6.National Medical Commission, rep. by its Secretary, Doda Dev Mandir, Block P, Section 8, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 077.

7.The Director General, National Testing Agency (NTA), 1st Floor, NSIC-MDBP Building, Okhla Industrial Estate, 8.The Medical Counselling Committee, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Nirman Bhawan, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, .. Respondents Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 19.9.2022 passed in W.P.No.25199 of 2022. For the Appellant : Mrs.G.Selvi George For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 4

: Mr.R.K.Gandhi for respondent No.2 : Ms.M.Sneha for respondent No.5 : Ms.Shubha Ranjani Ananth for respondent No.6 : Mrs.Sunita Kumari Standing Counsel for respondent No.7

JUDGMENT

(Delivered by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) When the writ appeal is taken up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the appellant submitted that pursuant to the order of this Court dated 01.11.2022, the request of the appellant was considered and the category of the appellant was changed from "General" to "Other Backward Community" in the Score Card and, therefore, nothing survives for consideration in this appeal. She has also produced the revised Score Card issued by the Senior Director, NTA.

2. In view of the above, nothing survives for consideration in this appeal and, accordingly, the writ appeal is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs.

(T.R., ACJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 10.11.2022 Index : Yes/No bbr To 1.The Principal Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Government of India, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 3.The Executive Director, National Board of Examination of Medical Science, 4.The Director of Medical Education, 156, Poonamallee High Road, New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai-31.

5.The Chairman, Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education, 162, Periyar E.V.R. High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-10.

6.The Secretary, National Medical Commission, Doda Dev Mandir, Block P, Section 8, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 077.

7.The Director General, National Testing Agency (NTA), 1st Floor, NSIC-MDBP Building, Okhla Industrial Estate, 8.The Medical Counselling Committee, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Nirman Bhawan, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat,

T.RAJA, ACJ.

AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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