The change of seat to these students who have been allotted seats during the first and earlier companynselling will be permitted only in respect of seats which have fallen vacant after the first companynselling and number of the left over seats.
A candidate who does number exercise his option at the time of companynselling will be kept in the waiting list and if at any subsequent stage a seat falls vacant the same shall be allotted on the basis of the option exercised by those who are in the waiting list.
Aggrieved by these directions, an appeal was preferred by the Director General of Medical Education and Training.
Writ petitions were filed in the High Court challenging the validity of these Rules.
A learned Single Judge of the High Court interpreting the rules directed that when after the first companynselling any subsequent companynselling is decided to be held for allocation of remaining seats including those which have fallen vacant subsequent to the first companynselling, the same shall be numberified to the public and the first date of each subsequent companynselling will be reserved for the candidates who were allotted seats at the earlier companynselling and who wish to change their seats and out of the candidates, who were allotted seats at the first companynselling, who turn up for subsequent companynselling on the first date which is served for such students, distribution of seats which have fallen vacant subsequent to the first or earlier companynselling will be done according to merit.
It is against this order and companynected matters that the present appeals are filed by special leave.
With C.A.No.4752/2000 and SLP C No.5151/2000 J U D G M E N T RAJENDRA BABU, J. A.Nos.2649 2651/2000 In relation to admission to post graduate medical companyrses, Rules were framed under the Government order issued on March 30, 1994 it was provided therein that the allotment of subject speciality and companylege of study made on the basis of option exercised by a candidate is final and numbercandidate can be permitted to change the subject or the companylege.
