Harinder Singh Sidhu, J. - (1.) THIS petition has been filed praying for quashing of the Memo dated 15.5.2014 (Annexure P -17), vide which the 'No Objection Certificate' dated 27.3.2014 (Annexure P -8) issued to the petitioner under 60% quota has been withdrawn and the petitioner has been placed under 40% quota for admission in MD/MS/Post Graduate courses.
(2.) THE petitioner applied for the post of Rural Medical Officer (RMO) and was selected as such in the year 2010. He worked as RMO in the Subsidiary Health Centre (SHC), Nangal Sohal under Block Ramdass from 9.4.2010 to 12.3.2011. In the year 2011, the petitioner was appointed on regular PCMS -I cadre as Medical Officer (General) and was posted at Primary Health Centre (PHC), Ramdass, District Amritsar vide letter dated 7.3.2011(Annexure P -4). He worked at PHC, Ramdass till 31.3.2014 and is still working at the same place. The Government of Punjab, Department of Health conducted All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination, 2014 and made it the eligibility criteria for admission under the Punjab State quota for MD/MS/Post Graduate diploma courses, 2014. The petitioner appeared in the said Examination and secured 678.5876 marks.
(3.) AS per clause 14 of the prospectus, 60% seats out of 50% of the total seats to be filled from the State quota are offered to PCMS in service candidates and the remaining 40% seat were in the open category. The eligibility criteria for seats in service i.e. 60% quota is as under: - a) The eligibility requirements are as under: - (i) Regular PCMS employee; (ii) Has completed 4 years' service in very difficult (Category D) area or 6 year service in difficult (Category -C) or on appropriate combination of both and in case of candidates who have completed 5 year of service as on 01.01.2012, they should have completed 2 years of service in most difficult areas or 3 years of service in difficult areas; (iii) RMO once they are selected in PCMS, they will be given benefits of rural service rendered by them as RMO's under Zila Parishads. xxx xxx xxx xxx;