Supreme Court of India

Rajiv Kapoor and Ors. v. State of Haryana and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 629
Bench Dr. A.S. Anand, R.C. Lahoti and Doraiswamy Raju JJ.
Decided 28 March 2000

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the merits ot the HCMS candidates are required to be adjudged in terms of the criteria contained in the Government orders noticed above and the selections can be made for admission against the reserved seats, as per the determination of merit by the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose . The next question to be considered is about the relief which may be granted in these appeals.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Education-Higher Education-Admission to Medical College-Haryana Civil Medical Service Candidates-Seats reserved for admission to Post­ Graduate Degree and Diploma Courses in Medicine in . . Shanna Post­ Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences-Admissions for academic session 1997-Prospectus of University providing for entrance test and preparation of merit list at two mul a half times the seats available in each category­ Haryana Government Orders dated 20.3.1996 and 21.3.1997 providing that apart from obtaining qualifying marks, merits of cmulidates to be considered by Selection Committee

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