Dr. M.R. Sivakumar vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Ors. on 16 April, 1998
12. However, Mr. G. Subramanian, learned senior counsel, relying upon the judgment of this Bench in W.A. Nos. 1343 to 1352 of 1997 dated 21-1-1998 (The State of Tamil Nadu v. K. Chinnusamy) sought to contend that the latter Division Bench has taken a different view, though not a conflicting view. In W.A. Nos. 1343 to 1352 of 1997, Clause 7 of the prospectus was the subject matter of consideration and we have, on a construction of the said clause, held that Clause 7 is only a permissive provisions and it does not debar the Postgraduate Diploma holder in one discipline from applying to any other discipline for the Post Graduate Degree course. Per contra, in the present case Clause 5 of the prospectus specifically provides that a candidate who had already acquired a higher speciality degree course in any one discipline is ineligible to apply for any course during 1998-99 session. We are not in a position to appreciate the contention raised by the learned senior counsel that we have taken a different view in W.A. Nos 1343 to 1352 of 1997.