IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.1501 of 2007 Dated: February 19, 2007 Between: Dr. Sayyed Tanveer Maqsood Ali, S/o. Sayyed Maqsood Ali, aged about 25 years, Occ: Student, R/o. Buddha Vihar, Santoshi Mata Ward, Ballarpur, Maharashtra. … Petitioner And The Registrar, N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, A.P., Vijayawada, and another. … Respondents Order: Petitioner, a student who has appeared for entrance test for admission into M.D. course (Unani) for the academic year 2004-05, has filed this Writ Petition questioning the action of respondents in not admitting him into the said course. 2. Petitioner claims to have passed Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery course (B.U.M.S.) and appeared for entrance test for admission into M.D. course (Unani). It is stated that he has got through the said test and was called for counselling, where he was informed that he is not eligible to be granted admission. It is the case of the petitioner that, aggrieved by the action of respondents in refusing to grant him admission, he got issued legal notice dated 01-08-2006 to respondents and also two reminder notices. In response to the same, first respondent addressed letter dated 21-09-2006 to the petitioner’s counsel informing that petitioner is not entitled to get admission as he does not come under the category of 15% unreserved seats. 3. Though the rank obtained by the petitioner in the said entrance test is not stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, during the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has obtained 43rd rank. It is to be seen that in the reply dated 21-09-2006 given by the first respondent, to the legal notice got issued by the petitioner, it is stated that process of selection was done as per the merit list and rules of reservation and the candidate who has secured 28th rank is the last person selected. 4. When it is not in dispute that petitioner has secured 43rd rank, and the last candidate who was selected has secured 28th rank, I do not find any illegality in the action of the respondents, to grant relief as prayed for. 5. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ______________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. February 19, 2007 MRR