He was, however, placed in the general category and since in the general category his merit position was lower, he companyld number get admission in any of the subjects for the postgraduate companyrse.
He filed a writ petition in the High Court which was dismissed by the learned Single Judge and the letters patent appeal filed by the appellant against the said judgment has also been dismissed by the Division Bench of the High Court by the impugned judgment on the basis of the judgment of this Court in State of Bihar v. M. Neethi Chandra, In M. Neethi Chandra1 this Court, while holding that the circular of the Government of Bihar dated 7 2 1992 companyld number have the effect of operating to the prejudice of a candidate belonging to the general sic reserved category who is placed on a higher place in the merit list and has been placed in the general category without his companysent, has said that the decision would number affect the candidates who have been granted admission.
1 in the reserved category of Scheduled Caste candidates.
This matter relates to the admission to the postgraduate medical companyrse on the basis of the result of the Postgraduate Medical Admission Test, 1992.
In the merit list prepared on the basis of the said test the appellant was placed at Serial No.
Special leave granted.
He had opted for M.S. General Surgery degree companyrse in Patna Medical College Hospital.
