Madras High Court
Gugan.M vs The Union Of India on 7 September, 2023
Author: N.Seshasayee
Bench: N.Seshasayee
W.P.No.26352 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 07.09.2023
CORAM : JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE
W.P.No.26352 of 2023
and WMP.Nos.25771 & 25773 of 2023
Gugan.M .... Petitioner
Vs
1.The Union of India
Rep by its Secretary to Government
Ministry of Education
New Delhi.
2.The Director General
Government of India
Directorate General of Health Services
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 018.
3.The Secretary
National Medical Commission
Pocket - 14, Sector-8
Dwarka Phase-1, New Delhi - 110 077.
4.The Director
Rep by Dr.R.Shanthimalar
Director of Medical Education
156, Poonamallee High Road
New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet
Chennai - 600 031.
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5.The President
Arumbakkam, Chennai.
6.The Director of Medical Services
Health and Family Welfare Service
Pondicherry.
7.The Chairman
National Testing Agency
First Floor, NSIC-MDBP Building
Okhla Industrial Estate
New Delhi - 110 020. .... Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,
praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to change
the category of the petitioner in the NEET UG 2023 application as 'OBC-
NCL PWD' from OBC-NCL, and let the petitioner to participate as a
candidate of new category OBC-NCL PWD in the forthcoming rounds of
AIQ counselling based on the petitioner's email sent to the 7th respondent
dated 18.08.2023.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Elumalai
For Respondents : Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan,
Additional Solicitor General
Assisted by Mr.K.Srinivasamurthy
Senior Panel Counsel for R1 & R2
Ms.Shubaranjani Ananth for R3
Mr.M.Bindran
Additional Government Pleader for R4
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Mr.A.Tamilvannan
Additional Govt. Pleader (Pondy) for R6
Ms.Sunita Kumar for R7
ORDER
The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this petition, and he has made an endorsement to that effect in the case bundle.
2. Recording the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the endorsement so made, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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1.The Union of India Rep by its Secretary to Government Ministry of Education, New Delhi.
2.The Director General Government of India Directorate General of Health Services Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 018.
3.The Secretary National Medical Commission Pocket - 14, Sector-8, Dwarka Phase-1, New Delhi - 110 077.
4.The Director Rep by Dr.R.Shanthimalar Director of Medical Education 156, Poonamallee High Road New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031.
5.The President Arumbakkam, Chennai.
6.The Director of Medical Services Health and Family Welfare Service, Pondicherry.
7.The Chairman National Testing Agency First Floor, NSIC-MDBP Building Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi - 110 020.W.P.No.26352 of 2023
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