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9. Mr. Farman Ali, Mr. T. Singhdev and Mr. Kirtiman Singh, learned counsel, entered appearance on advance notice on behalf of the Union of India, the NMC and the NBE respectively.

10. Mr. Singhdev and Mr. Singh submitted that the writ court ought not to interfere with the cut-off date fixed by the examination conducting authorities, which has been fixed keeping all the relevant factors in mind. They submit that the petitioner would, in the normal course, not have been eligible to appear in the NEET-PG examination in 2021, on account of the fact that he would not have completed the internship within the normal eligibility date of 31.03.2021. As far as the extended schedule for this year is concerned, his internship has been delayed due to the fact, as stated in the writ petition, that he was unable to take one of his four final year papers in March 2020, for shortage of attendance. Learned counsel point out that if he had taken all the papers in March 2020, his internship would have concluded before the stipulated date of 30.09.2021 and he would have been permitted to take the NEET-PG, 2021.

12. Mr. Singhdev submitted that the issue raised in the present petition has been considered by this Court, albeit for a prior year, in the decision of a learned Single Judge in Ojasvini Agrawal vs. Union of India4, which was also affirmed by the Division Bench5. Against the W.P. (C) 16526/2021; decided on 09.08.2021 W.P. (C) 5908/2021; decided on 11.06.2021 2019 SCC OnLine SC 254 [W.P. (C) 1343/2018; decided on 29.01.2019] W.P. (C) 3054/2020; decided on 13.05.2020 Vide judgment dated 27.05.2020 in LPA 147/2020 aforesaid decision, the Supreme Court declined Special Leave to Appeal6.