Supreme Court of India

Khalid Hussain (minor), Represented by Father Dr. Akthar Hussain v. Commissioner & Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Health Department, Madras & Ors.

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Reported as [1987] 3 S.C.R. 1049
Bench A.P. Sen J.
Decided 19 August 1987

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Professional Colleges-Admission to: Category of 'eminent sportsmen'-Selection of-Validity of-Selection must necessarily depend upon academic merit. Constitution of India, Arts. 226 & 136: Powers of the Court-Not obligatory to interfere unless justice of the case so demands. The State Government of Tamil Nadu reserved three seats for the c '1' category 'eminent sportsmen' for admission to the MBBS Course for 1986·87 in the Government Mei.lical Colleges. Category (iii) in Anne­ xure I to the prospectus indicated their order of preference as participa· tion at (a) International level, (b)

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