ATUL KHULLAR VIRENDER HAK BHARAT BAKSHI Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR:BOARD OF GOVERNORS REGIONAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ON 10/05/1985 we delivered an order in these cases disposing of the writ petitions and special leave petition. We stated that the reasons for the order would be pronounced later. The hearing of the cases had been completed only a few days before the commencement of the Long Vacation and as counsel for the parties desired that we deliver the order before the Court closed we did so. We now set forth the reasons.

(2.) THE large group of writ petitions and special leave petition before us fall into two groups. A number of them challenge the selection of candidates for admission to the first year course of the M.B.B.S. Degree and the B.D.S. Degree in the Government Medical Colleges at Srinagar and Jammu for the session 1984-85. THEy also challenge the nominations of students from Jammu and Kashmir by the State Government to Medical Colleges outside that State. THE other group of cases challenges the validity of the Select List for admission to the B.E. First Year course of studies at the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar and also assail the validity of nominations made by the State Government to Engineering Colleges outside the State.

(3.) THE written tests were held at Srinagar and Jammu on September 12 and. 13, 1983, and the answer scripts were evaluated from 1/10/1984 to Octo 13/10/1984. THE viva voce test was conducted at Srinagar from 8/10/1984 to Octo 17/10/1984 and at Jammu from 19/11/1984 to Nov 24/11/1984. Before the interviews comprising the viva voce test were commenced the Admission Selection Committee decided on 8/10/1984 that the 15 points allocated to the viva voce test should be further sub-divided as follows : <FRM>JUDGEMENT_225_SUPP1_1986Html1.htm</FRM>