Supreme Court of India

Principal, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Dr. Vandana Singh and Ors. Etc Etc.

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Reported as [1990] 3 S.C.R. 874
Bench S. Ranganathan and K.N. Saikia JJ.
Decided 21 August 1990

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court erred in quashing the admissions made on the grounds given by it.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Education-Admission to Professional Colleges: Postgraduate course in Obsterics and Gynaecology-Particular Medical College­ Filling up all seats with institutional candidates-Not considering exter­ nal candidates-Effect of-Directions issued. For the academic year 1989-90, the appellant College had 8 seats in the post-graduate course in Obsterics and Gynaecology. Of these, six were reserved for institutional candidates, and two for external candi­ dates. The Principal filled up all the eight seats by admitting institu­ tional candidates without considering the case of any external candi­ date.

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