HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18320 of 2010 Date: 30.12.2010 Between : Kumari Chandu Revathi. …….Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical & Health & others. ….Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18320 of 2010 ORDER : This writ petition is filed by a student, seeking to declare the action of respondents in not admitting her into M.B.B.S. course, as per the rank secured by her in the Common Entrance Test i.e. EAMCET, 2010. The petitioner has appeared in the Common Entrance Test for entry into medical stream for the academic year 2010-2011 and secured 40th rank. As per the rules of admission, the candidate should complete 17 years of age as on 31.12.2010. According to the entries made in the school records, the date of birth of the petitioner is 6th January 1994, thus, when she was not given admission on the ground that she was under-aged, though she was eligible for admission as per the rank secured by her, she has filed this writ petition. This Court, while issuing notice before admission, taking into account the pendency of application of the petitioner for correction of date of birth in S.S.C. records, passed orders in W.P.M.P.No.23125 of 2010, directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for admission into M.B.B.S. course. It is stated that pursuant to the interim orders of this Court, the case of the petitioner was considered and she was admitted into Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, and she is pursuing the course, but the admission of the petitioner was not approved in view of pendency of proceedings before this Court. The learned counsel for petitioner has produced a copy of the proceedings, dated 18.06.2010, issued by the Additional Joint Secretary to the Director of Government Exams in Rc.No. 133/02-02/2010, ordering for correction of date of birth of the petitioner from 6th January 1994 to 6th December 1993. Accordingly, corrections were also carried out in the Board of Secondary Education Certificate and the corrected copy is also placed on record. As much as the correction is already carried out in the school records and now as it is confirmed that the date of birth of the petitioner is 6th December 1993, she is fulfilling the eligibility criteria. Further, taking into account the fact that the petitioner is already admitted into M.B.B.S. course pursuant to the interim orders of this Court, this writ petition is allowed, directing the respondents to approve the admission of the petitioner in M.B.B.S. course and allow her to complete the course, if such admission is otherwise in accordance with rules. No order as to costs. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 30th December 2010 ajr