Madras High Court
N.Lakshana Shree vs Union Territory Of Puducherry on 24 August, 2017
Bench: Rajiv Shakdher, Abdul Quddhose
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 24.08.2017
Coram
The Honourable Mr.Justice RAJIV SHAKDHER
and
The Honourable Mr.Justice ABDUL QUDDHOSE
Writ Appeal Nos.996 & 997 of 2017
and C.M.P.Nos.13964 & 13965 of 2017
W.A.No.996 of 2017
N.Lakshana Shree ... Appellant
Vs.
1 Union Territory of Puducherry
Rep the Secretary to Government Health
Department O/o The Chief Secretariat
Puducherry- 605 001.
2 The Secretary to Government
Higher Education Department O/o. the Chief
Secretariat Puducherry- 605 001.
3 The Director of Health &
Family Welfare Department & Nodal Officer
State Medical Education Directorate for
Union Territory of Puducherry Puducherry-
605 001
4 Sri Venkateswara medical
College Hospital & Research Centre (SVMCH)
Rep by Managing Director Ariyur Puducherry
5 Sri Manakula Vinayakar
Medical College & Hospital (SMVMCH)
Madagadipet Rep by Managing Director
Puducherry
6 Pondicherry Institute of
Medical Sciences (PIMS) Rep by Registrar
Ganapathy Chettikulam Puducherry- 605 014
7 Medical Council of India
Rep by Secretary Pocket-14 Sector-8
Dwarka Phase-1 New Delhi-110 077.
8 Government of India
Rep by its Secretary to Government Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare Department New
Delhi
9 MISS. VARSHA J
10 MISS. SARIKA B.K.
11 MISS.MANIMEGALAI.A.
12 MR.JAYACHANDRAN.R.
13 MR.SIVASURIYA P.M.
14 R.KARTHIKRAJ
15 BOMMIDI SPURTHI
16 M.MOHANA KRISHNAN
17 S.GOKULA NATHAN
18 R.KISHORE
19 A.HERA
20 MADAN KARTHCK SUBBIAH
21 GAZIQ THABSEER
22 KARUNYA.S.
23 MUTHUKRISHNAN.M.
24 K.S.MUHSINA
25 A.RISHIDHAR
26 P.R.PRITHVI RAJ
27 V.G.RIBHU ARAVINTH
28 S.H.ABINAYA
29 A.ANISHKUMAR
30 NALLA MEGHA SHYAM
31 R.N.AISWARYA
32 V.B.VAISHNAVI
33 NIVETHA SELVAM
34 VELAGANDULA JAHNAVI
35 V.A.PREETHI
36 J.JESHWA
37 N.HARINI
38 M.SAFANA YESMIN
39 TIRZAH NARAYANA MOORTHY
40 N.V.HARIDHAASHRI
41 G.M.HARIPRASANNA
42 S.SOUNDARYA
43 POLU SRIMAN SAI
44 C.JONATHAN KEVIN SANTHOSH
45 S.V.SHARATH KRISHNA
46 E.MOHAN PRASAD
47 R.SWETHA
48 T.THAMIZHARASAN
49 S.SHALINI
50 D.PRADOSSH
51 C.THIYANEESHWARAN
52 V.R.RAGUL
53 J.VASEEKARAN
54 C.THOMAS PRAVIN KUMAR
55 P.MYTHILI
56 T.S.KEERTHANA
57 S.L.ABHISHEK
58 NITHYA GANGADARAN
59 SATHIYARAJU SATYAM SETTEY
60 P.R.RAMKUMAR
61 ATLURI PAVANI
62 OVIYA.M
63 J.JASPER SHEKINAH
64 RUBINA
65 NAVFAL MOHAMED S.A
66 KEVIN GERMANUS.K
67 ARSHA B.S
68 ROSHNITA.B.
69 RAMPRAKASH.K
70 SAMRIDDHI
71 ISSAC ABE
72 MEDICHERLA DURGA TRI VENKATA RAJA SRI
73 PODILAPU DILIP KRISHNA CHATTANYA
74 ABINANDHAN G.T
75 BHARGHAV SATRY MATUM
76 BBIBBENDU OJHA
77 ANAND KRISHNA C SHAJU
78 THEJAVIKHO PUNYA KEDOZETO PUNYU
79 JAYAKRISHNAN HARISHKUMAR
80 NISHANTHI ROSS STEFINA S.P
81 NAREN BABU.L
82 MADU HARISH.G
83 HARI KIRUSSNA VYK
84 SAJITHA M.S.
85 MIDHUN .K.V
86 VIJAYAPRIYANKA R.B.M.K.
87 ROSHAN.M
88 POOBALAN.V
89 MOHAMED SABIK S.S
90 DUDHGAONKAR SRINIVAS
91 PETA SAIVARUNIKA
92 ARIFUDEEN.K
93 SHUJAUDEEN.M
94 M.HARISHITA RANI
95 HARSHITA S JAIN
96 SNEHA PREETHI.R
97 DEIVANAI.R
98 KOUSALAYA GOPALASAMY
99 HARSHA VARTHINI.R
100 AJITHA.J
101 NEVETHITHA.N
102 YOHAN MATHEW GEORGIE
103 ARUN.N
104 JIBI.N
105 SWETHA.N
106 RAAJANISHAN V.N
107 SRIPATHY.K
108 MOHAMMEDYOUSUF.V
109 KAVIYA MEENA.K
110 RAGUL.P.S.R
111 REVEDA.M
112 SARASWATHI PREETHA.J
113 BARATH KUMARAN.S.P.
114 SIRISHAA.S.S
115 AMRITHA VARSHINI.C
116 CHANDTRAGIRI PREETHI RAJ
117 MUKUNDHAN CHELLAM.S
118 SAVITHA.J
119 SELVAM RATHI DEVI
120 S.GEETHAVARSHNI
121 SAJITH KANNA.R
122 SANTHABAI LAKXMI.B
123 SHYALA S PRIYANKHA
124 SUBASH.C
125 ABIRAMI.D
126 POOJA.K
127 RAMKUMAR.G
128 DINESH.M
129 SARAVANA.M
130 JAYANTH.S.P
131 SANJU.S.S
132 DIVYA DHARSHINI.J
133 PRIYADHARSHINI.R
134 SWATHI.S
135 HARSA VARDHINI
136 MALAVIKA SRIDEVI.G
137 MEINAAKSHI.C
138 ROGAN BALAJI.R.N
139 K.S.DEIVEEGARAJAN
140 KASI VISWANATHAN SWAMI.A
141 RUBYSRI.S
142 KEERTHIGA.K
143 MOHANDASS.M
144 SUBATHIRA.G
145 THANIGAIVEL.V
146 AISHWARYA LAKSHMI.B
147 ENIYA.K
148 SHRI HARI PRADEEBA.V
149 HANISHA LAKSHMI NANDHINI
150 DINESH ROSHAN S.E.J
151 DEEPAN.A
152 VASANTHI.M
153 SHIVANI RAVICHANDRAN
154 SARAH MARIA THOSMAS
155 SHERINE HERALD VALENTINA
156 CALVIN NOVA SARGUNAM.J
157 ATHUL MANI S/O.PM.MANI
158 YERRA RUCHITA RAO
159 VIGNESWARAN.P
160 SHARON PHILIP
161 ANUSHA PRASAD
162 NITISH SARA GEORAGE
163 PRAVEEN.A
164 LIZ CATHERINE BANU
165 SCHRUTHI.P
166 ISHWARYA.P
167 SHERENE MEGHA
168 SAMUVEL.V
169 SURESH GOBI.M
170 DHANUSHAIA.G
171 VIVEK.S
172 POOJITHA.XR
173 NITHILA SUNDRESH
174 VISHWAA.A
175 SARANIKA SURESH
176 YOGESH KANNA SIVAJI
177 JOSEPH ALBERT.A
178 JOGEE BEJOY
179 ATHITYAN SIVA
180 VIGNESH.B
181 SHABU EDWIN
182 KABILAN.K
183 JOSHUVA THOMAS POONOLIL
184 AYUSH KUMAR GUPTA
185 ROHIT ROY.V
186 NIVETHA.T.R
187 MANYA NAGPAL
188 JANET IYNGDOH SALLEN NONGRUN
189 SAMSONRAJ IMMANUEL.K
190 MONISH KUMAR.R
191 I.TEMSUTHOSHI JAMIR
192 PRASANNA DEVADARSHINI.N
193 CATHERINE VERONICA SAILA
194 SAKTHIVELU.I
195 JOYSON ROBIN.S.R
196 JIJO MOHAN
197 SALVIA VICUNA.V
198 JEFFI NIRMAL ODILA.A ... Respondents
W.A.No.997 of 2017
1. S.Suresh Krishna
2. K.Shreeranjany ... Appellants
Vs.
1 Union Territory of Puducherry
Rep the Secretary to Government Health
Department O/o. the Chief Secretariat
Puducherry- 605 001.
2 The Secretary to Government
Higher Education Department O/o. The Chief
Secretariat Puducherry- 605 001
3 The Director of Health &
Family Welfare Department O/o. the
Directorate of Medical Health & Family
Welfare Department Puducherry - 605 001
4 Pondicherry Institute of
Medical Science (PIMS) Rep by Registrar
Ganapathy Chettikulam puducherry- 605 014
5 Sri Venkateswara medical
College Hospital & Research Centre (SVMCH)
Ariyur Puducherry
6 Sri Manakula Vinayakar
Medical College & Hospital (SMVMCH)
Madagadipet Puducherry
7 Medical Council of India
Rep by Secretary Pocket-14 Sector-8 Dwarka
Phase-1 New Delhi-110 077.
8 Government of India
Rep by Secretary to Government Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare Department New Delhi
9 A.HERA
10 MADAN KARTHCK SUBBIAH
11 GAZIQ THABSEER
12 KARUNYA.S.
13 MUTHUKRISHNAN.M.
14 MISS VARSHA.J
15 MISS SARIKA.B.K.
16 MISS MANIMEGALA.A.
17 MR.JAYACHANDRAN.R.
18 MR.SIVASURIYA P.M.
19 R.KARTHIKRAJ
20 BOMMIDI SPURTHI
21 M.MOHANA KRISHNAN
22 S.GOKULA NATHAN
23 R.KISHORE
24 VASANTHI.M.
25 SHIVANI RAVICHANDRAN
26 SARAH MARIA THOSMAS
27 SHERINE HERALD VALENTINA
28 CALVIN NOVA SARGUNAM.J.
29 ATHUL MANI
30 YERRA RUCHITA RAO
31 VIGNESWARAN.P
32 SHARON PHILIP
33 ANUSHA PRASAD
34 NITISH SARA GEORAGE
35 PRAVEEN.A
36 LIZ CATHERINE BANU
37 SCHRUTHI.P
38 ISHWARYA.P
39 SHERENE MEGHA
40 SAMUVEL.V
41 SURESH GOBI.M
42 DHANUSHAIA.G
43 VIVEK.S
44 POOJITHA.XR
45 NITHILA SUNDRESH
46 VISHWAA.A
47 SARANIKA SURESH
48 YOGESH KANNA SIVAJI
49 JOSEPH ALBERT.A
50 JOGEE BEJOY
51 ATHITYAN SIVA
52 VIGNESH.B
53 SHABU EDWIN
54 KABILAN.K
55 JOSHUVA THOMAS POONOLIL
56 AYUSH KUMAR GUPTA
57 ROHIT ROY.V
58 NIVETHA.T.R
59 MANYA NAGPAL
60 JANET IYNGDOH SALLEN NONGRUN
61 SAMSONRAJ IMMANUEL.K
62 MONISH KUMAR.R
63 I.TEMSUTHOSHI JAMIR
64 PRASANNA DEVADARSHINI.N
65 CATHERINE VERONICA SAILA
66 SAKTHIVELU.I
67 JOYSON ROBIN.S.R
68 JIJO MOHAN
69 SALVIA VICUNA.V
70 JEFFI NIRMAL ODILA.A
71 K.S.MUHSINA
72 A.RISHIDHAR
73 P.R.PRITHVI RAJ
74 V.G.RIBHU ARAVINTH
75 S.H.ABINAYA
76 A.ANISHKUMAR
77 NALLA MEGHA SHYAM
78 R.N.AISWARYA
79 V.B.VAISHNAVI
80 NIVETHA SELVAM
81 VELAGANDULA JAHNAVI
82 V.A.PREETHI
83 J.JESHWA
84 N.HARINI
85 M.SAFANA YESMIN
86 TIRZAH NARAYANA MOORTHY
87 N.V.HARIDHAASHRI
88 G.M.HARIPRASANNA
89 S.SOUNDARYA
90 POLU SRIMAN SAI
91 C.JONATHAN KEVIN SANTHOSH
92 S.V.SHARATH KRISHNA
93 E.MOHAN PRASAD
94 R.SWETHA
95 T.THAMIZHARASAN
96 S.SHALINI
97 D.PRADOSSH
98 C.THIYANEESHWARAN
99 V.R.RAGUL
100 J.VASEEKARAN
101 C.THOMAS PRAVIN KUMAR
102 P.MYTHILI
103 T.S.KEERTHANA
104 S.L.ABHISHEK
105 NITHYA GANGADARAN
106 SATHIYARAJU SATYAM SETTEY
107 P.R.RAMKUMAR
108 ATLURI PAVANI
109 OVIYA.M
110 J.JASPER SHEKINAH
111 RUBINA
112 NAVFAL MOHAMED S.A
113 KEVIN GERMANUS.K
114 ARSHA B.S
115 ROSHNITA.B.
116 RAMPRAKASH.K
117 SAMRIDDHI
118 ISSAC ABE
119 MEDICHERLA DURGA TRI VENKATA RAJA SRI
120 PODILAPU DILIP KRISHNA CHATTANYA
121 ABINANDHAN G.T
122 BHARGHAV SATRY MATUM
123 BBIBBENDU OJHA
124 ANAND KRISHNA C SHAJU
125 THEJAVIKHO PUNYA KEDOZETO PUNYU
126 JAYAKRISHNAN HARISHKUMAR
127 NISHANTHI ROSS STEFINA S.P
128 NAREN BABU.L
129 MADU HARISH.G
130 HARI KIRUSSNA VYK
131 SAJITHA M.S.
132 MIDHUN .K.V
133 VIJAYAPRIYANKA R.B.M.K.
134 ROSHAN.M
135 POOBALAN.V
136 MOHAMED SABIK S.S
137 DUDHGAONKAR SRINIVAS
138 PETA SAIVARUNIKA
139 ARIFUDEEN.K
140 SHUJAUDEEN.M
141 M.HARISHITA RANI
142 HARSHITA S JAIN
143 SNEHA PREETHI.R
144 DEIVANAI.R
145 KOUSALAYA GOPALASAMY
146 HARSA VARDHINI.R
147 AJITHA.J
148 NEVETHITHA.N
149 YOHAN MATHEW GEORGIE
150 ARUN.N
151 JIBI.N
152 SWETHA.N
153 RAAJANISHAN V.N
154 SRIPATHY.K
155 MOHAMMEDYOUSUF.V
156 KAVIYA MEENA.K
157 RAGUL.P.S.R
158 REVEDA.M
159 SARASWATHI PREETHA.J
160 BARATH KUMARAN.S.P.
161 SIRISHAA.S.S
162 AMRITHA VARSHINI.C
163 CHANDTRAGIRI PREETHI RAJ
164 MUKUNDHAN CHELLAM.S
165 SAVITHA.J
166 SELVAM RATHI DEVI
167 S.GEETHAVARSHNI
168 SAJITH KANNA.R
169 SANTHABAI LAKXMI.B
170 SHYALA S PRIYANKHA
171 SUBASH.C
172 ABIRAMI.D
173 POOJA.K
174 RAMKUMAR.G
175 DINESH.M
176 SARAVANAN.M
177 JAYANTH.S.P
178 SANJU.S.S
179 DIVYA DHARSHINI.J
180 PRIYADHARSHINI.R
181 SWATHI.S
182 HARSA VARDHINI
183 MALAVIKA SRIDEVI.G
184 MEINAAKSHI.C
185 ROGAN BALAJI.R.N
186 K.S.DEIVEEGARAJAN
187 KASI VISWANATHAN SWAMI.A
188 RUBYSRI.S
189 KEERTHIGA.K
190 MOHANDASS.M
191 SUBATHIRA.G
192 THANIGAIVEL.V
193 AISHWARYA LAKSHMI.B
194 ENIYA.K
195 SHRI HARI PRADEEBA.V
196 HANISHA LAKSHMI NANDHINI
197 DINESH ROSHAN S.E.J
198 DEEPAN.A
199 ADHAVAN
200 S.HEMACHANDRAN ... Respondents
Prayer in both appeals: Appeals filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 09.08.2017 in W.M.P.Nos.20224 and 20226 of 2017 in W.P.Nos.35895 and 35923 of 2016 on the file of this Court.
For Appellants : Mr.M.Ravi
in both W.As.
For Respondents 1 to3: Mr.J.Kumar
in both W.As. Government Advocate (Pondy)
For Respondent 4 : Mr.T.V.Lakshmanan
in W.A.No.996/17
For Respondent 5 : Mr.T.V.Lakshmanan
in W.A.No.997/17
For Respondent 6 : Mr.R.Muthukumarasamy
in W.A.No.996/17 SC for Mr.Abishek Jeenasenan
For Respondent 4 : Mr.R.Muthukumarasamy
in W.A.No.997/17 SC for Mr.Abishek Jeenasenan
For Respondent 7 : Mr.V.P.Raman
in both W.As.
For Respondent 8 : Mr.J.Madana Gopal Rao
in both W.As.
For Respondent 5 : Mr.Soundararajan
in W.A.No.996/17 for Mr.G.Swaminathan
For Respondent 6 : Mr.Soundararajan
in W.A.No.997/17 for Mr.G.Swaminathan
Respondents 9 to 198: Given up
in W.A.No.996/17
Respondent 9 to 200 : Given Up
in W.A.No.997/17
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C O M M O N J U D G E M E N T
(Judgement of the Court was delivered by RAJIV SHAKDHER,J.)
1. These appeals are preferred challenging the common order of the learned Single Judge dated 09.08.2017, passed in W.M.P.Nos.20224 and 20226 of 2017 in W.P.Nos.35895 and 35923 of 2016.
1.1. The limited grievance of the appellants is that while admission has been granted to them for the academic year 2017-2018, the fee as prescribed by the Fee Committee vide its Report dated 26.07.2017, has been made applicable to them without recognition of the position taken by them that they had applied for admission in batch of 2016-2017.
1.2. The appellants, therefore, emphasise the fact they had obtained admission qua the academic year 2016-2017 and had approached the Court with regard to the fee structure in place, which according to them, was exorbitant.
1.3. Thus, the appellants say that their grievance in large measure remains unaddressed.
1.4. The appellants say that while they cannot at this point reverse the fact that due to the pendency of proceedings they have lost a year, they certainly can maintain the grievance with regard to the applicability of fee structure to them, as reflected in the Fee Committee Report of 26.07.2017.
2. These appeals have came up before us for hearing on 18.08.2017. On that date, we had issued notice, and since, there was an urgency in the matter, because of the fact that admissions for the academic year 2017-2018, were reaching the closure date, we had by an interim order directed the concerned institutes i.e. (i) Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (in short 'PIMS') and (ii) Sri Venkateshwara Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (in short 'SVMCH') to accept annual fee from the appellants at the rate of Rs.3,35,000/-; which is the fee adverted to in the Fee Committee Report of 23.03.2017.
2.1. We are informed by Mr.M.Ravi, learned counsel appearing for the appellants that the said amount has been deposited in respect of all three appellants i.e. (i) N.Lakshana Shree (appellant in W.A.No.996 of 2017), (ii) S.Suresh Krishna (first appellant in W.A.No.997 of 2017 and (iii) K.Shreeranjany (second appellant in W.A.No.997 of 2017).
2.2. Mr.R.Muthukumarasamy, the learned senior counsel, on instructions of Mr.Abishek Jeenasenan, appearing for PIMS says that if the amount, as directed by this Court, vide order dated 18.08.2017, has been deposited, then admission will be granted to the three appellants named above.
2.3. Mr.T.V.Lakshmanan, advocate for SVMCH makes a submission in line with what is stated before us by Mr.R.Muthukumarasamy.
2.4. Furthermore, Mr.R.Muthukumarasamy, on instructions from Mr.Abishek Jeenasenan, and Mr.T.V.Lakshmanan, say that in so far as these three students (i.e. the appellants) are concerned, the said fee structure shall continue to apply for the remaining academic years as well, given the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. The counsels, however, make it a point to emphasise that this will not form a precedent.
3. Having heard the learned counsels for the parties and given the stand taken by Mr.R.Muthukumarasamy for PIMS and Mr.T.V.Lakshmanan, who appears for SVMCH, we are of the view that the impugned judgement and order passed by the learned Single Judge requires to modified only to the extent of fee payable by the appellants. Therefore, upon confirmation that the appellants have paid the fees as indicated by the learned counsels appearing for them, in Court, today, admission will be granted to the appellants in the institutes referred to hereafter.
3.1. The appellant in W.A.No.996 of 2017 i.e. N.Lakshana Shree and the first appellant in W.A.No.997 of 2017 i.e. S.Suresh Krishna will be granted admission in PIMS, while the second appellant in W.A.No.997 of 2017 i.e. K.Shreeranjany will be granted admission in SVMCH.
4. No further orders are called for. The appeals are disposed of in the aforesaid terms. It is made clear that this order will not form a precedent, as it has been passed in the peculiar facts and circumstances obtaining in these appeals. Parties are left to bear their own costs. Consequently, the pending applications shall also stand disposed of.
[R.S.A.,J.] [A.Q.,J.]
24.08.2017
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Index : Yes / No
Internet : Yes / No
NOTE: Issue order copy on 28.08.2017.
To
1 The Secretary to Government,
Rep the Health Department
O/o The Chief Secretariat
Puducherry- 605 001.
2 The Secretary to Government
Higher Education Department O/o. the Chief
Secretariat Puducherry- 605 001.
3 The Director of Health &
Family Welfare Department & Nodal Officer
State Medical Education Directorate for
Union Territory of Puducherry Puducherry-
605 001
4 The Registrar,
Pondicherry Institute of
Medical Sciences (PIMS)
Ganapathy Chettikulam Puducherry- 605 014
5 The Secretary,
Medical Council of India
Pocket-14 Sector-8
Dwarka Phase-1 New Delhi-110 077.
6 The Secretary to Government
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Department,
Government of India, New Delhi.
RAJIV SHAKDHER,J.
AND ABDUL QUDDHOSE,J.
kk W.A.Nos.996 & 997 of 2017 and C.M.P.Nos.13964 & 13965 of 2017 24.08.2017