IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT
DATED THIS THE 21% DAY OF oCToEER,- ~
BEFORE
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RESPONDENTS
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1 . S131.«K;S[MAi.i;IVKAXRIUNAIAH, GP FOR R3 & R6
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.. ,_TH}?.SE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED WA 225 3: 227 OF
“CONSTi’II}’TIO1\3 OF INDIA WITH A PRAYER TO STRIKEWDOWN
_ -PRO’vISO TO REGULATION 9 OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
VNRREGULATIONS AND DECLARE THE SAME As UNSCIENTIFIC AND
‘«.I,”UNI~’I2;AsIBLE, IN SO FAR AS INWSERVICE CANDIDATES ARE
j’CONCERNED AND ETC.
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These petitions coming on for orders this dayéthiei
made the foiiowing:
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In these writ petitions the petitio7.ne1’s have”prayedi”‘~foir7.éi
writ in the nature of certiorari to._4st~:ike down’t.he”ifirs–t”f5roxriso to”
Regulation 9 of I\fi1.edica}’:’Cotincviiimofilririig.gegniatvionsij(for short
‘Reguiations’) and for ciirecting the
respondents participate in PGET–2{)10
uncier in§serV:ice–t;’L;;otai K
_ . -w’o;*k.ing in the Department of Heaith
and Farniieé2″We1f;irei,’i.:_(}oirf:rnment of Karnataka. The second
respondent’frarneti.r_e_gi.1latit)ns for the purpose of admission to
PostiG’1’atiuate_:in–.Medicine. The first proviso to Regulation 9 of
the44Reg1:iati_o11is specify that a candidate shaii secure a minimum
of 50°/ogin the entrance test for admission to Post Graduation in
._nied*i’caI sciences. I3’etiiion.ers contend that for the academic year
‘Q;_;-.a~
20102011, 118 medical seats were reserved for
candidates. As against US seats only 86 candidates'”se§:ured._x’.
minimum of 50% as specified in first _prG’.!lSO ts) Regu–l§atie’11 of,’ V
the Regulations. Out 91′ 86 Vsuccessf’u:l-_:eandlda.tes.
candidates opted for the seats and lgdtV:’admitlted.tlQ”PC
The remaining 46 un_tllleClJ’:l’f€1fgattt’infseraleeulcandidate
quota. In this 1’egard, Wlsgj-elation requested
the Secretary, and Family
WelfarevpvDepaltttrneftt:;tQ_ proviso to Regulation 9, to
alter _fr<.)rn 50% to 45% in respect of
General Merit VL*at1;j§~.ida'rt_es"and 35% in respect of reserved
ll"candi<:lat3esA. Rezaetingllltel the request of petitioners, the Secretary
to Karnataka wrote to the Joint Secretary,
l\/£in.i'stryv*–.V(:).f Heal.t}'1 and Family Welfare, Government of India as
lll..fl.pe:'l*Annexute–F dated 6.5.20l0. Further it is seen that the
' fiepartrnent of Meclic:s} Education as per coznmunicatien dated
22.3.2010 A.nm;'}:l.l..'(e'*(l requested the Secretary to Medical
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Council of India to alter the percentage from 50% to 45%. The
Association of (i}ver11tnem Doctors aiso requested th.e”se’cond
respondent as per Annexure–H dated 26.4.2010 V’
minimum percentage from 50% to:’i4i5°/6;’. p_Sinc_e Secend”.
respondent failed to consider the “..reicommendati’on fro”1n’
Government of liarnataisia as periii”‘A.nnexurevF ‘hand and the
representation at _-i\11ne><u–r_e}*H, 'i_the~pe'tit'ion'et_s are before this
court.
He;i.¢;–;t_ le;1rned”*«.c_o11n_se1 for the respondents and
perused the «entire papers. Petitioners remained
unrepresented.
4. iiSi~ncc the second respondent failed to consider the
iireqttest at.iPtnne§f<t:"res~£i', G and H the petitioners are before this
–V Cotitt’. regard to the practical difficulties expressed by the
fpetiitiopners, the same requires consideration by the second
i respondent. No p%.’e§L1CiiC€ wtii. be caused to the second respondent
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if they are directed to consider the request at AnneXures»F, G and
H in accordance with law.
For the reasons stated above, the foliowing order:
i) VVri£ petitions are hereby disposed.
ii) Second respondent is hereby’ directed”to”cQnéidetc{he
CG1E1{I1uJ’1§CaiiO1′} dated 06.G5.2U_’_1d0’as
com.1I1ur1iL’ati(‘,>n date’d…_LuIZ”2.b3.20″10 as -peiflx f5V{nv1déXu’fe~G ‘V
and the 26.4’¥.V201′{)v as per
_A”h?2′;_exot3e¢1:c{–_V$4.1 accordance with law and as
d expcd’itiokfs’1y booésibie. Ordered accordingky.
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JUDGE