The Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a minor petitioner seeking allotment of a BDS seat. The petition was admitted belatedly, and the Court found the selection process completed solely in September 2016 per Supreme Court guidelines, declining to extend the period.
No direction for allotment of a seat; writ petition dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 21.12.2016
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. KRISHNAKUMAR
W.P. No. 43899 of 2016
R. Sineka (minor)
rep. By her natural guardian/
mother R. Kavitha ..Petitioner
Vs.
1. The Principal Secretary to
Government of Tamil Nadu
Department of Health
Fort St. George
Chennai – 600 009.
2. The Director of Medical Education
Tamilnadu State
Chennai.
3. The Secretary
Selection Committee
No.162 EVR Periyar Salai
Kilpauk, Chennai – 10. .. Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider for allotment of one seat in available vacancy in any of the Dental Colleges to the petitioner in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course in Tamil Nadu State and pass further orders.
For Petitioner : Mr. T.P. Prabakaran
For Respondents : Mr. A. Kumar, Spl. Govt. Pleader
O R D E R
Mr. A. Kumar, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents and by consent of both the parties, the matter was taken up for final disposal.
one of the Dental Colleges to the petitioner, in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course in the State of Tamil Nadu.
s/d-
Assistant Registrar(CS-II)
// True Copy//
Sub-Assistant Registrar
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition filed for allotment of a BDS seat during the academic year ought to be entertained given the belated filing.
Whether the High Court is inclined to extend the selection period governed by Supreme Court guidelines.
Whether the petitioner's failure to attend counselling due to unauthorised SMS acceptance suffices for a writ remedy.
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R. Sineka (minor) rep. By her natural guardian/mother R. Kavitha
The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Department of Health
The Director of Medical Education Tamilnadu State
The Secretary Selection Committee
D. Krishnakumar
As recorded by the court registry
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