THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.21059 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner appeared in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) held at Trivendrum for the academic year 2009-10 for admission into National Institutes of Technology (NITs). He submitted his application with reference to State of Tamilnadu and he happens to be a native candidate vis- à-vis NIT, Tiruchirapalli. The petitioner secured All India Rank of 74245 and State rank of 1462. His grievance is that the respondents did not fill 50% of seats earmarked for domicile students and thereby he was denied admission. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. It is not in dispute that 50% of the seats in every NIT are reserved in favour of domicile students and that the petitioner is a domicile in respect of NIT, Tiruchirapalli. The petitioner is under the impression that the seats earmarked for domicile candidates were not filled at ll. However on instructions, the learned counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner belongs to O.C. category and all the O.C. seats meant for domicile students were filled with meritorious candidates. It is stated that the rank of the last candidate belonging to O.C. admitted against the 50% seats is about 35,000. Therefore, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 08.12.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.21059 of 2009 Date: 08.12.2009 JSU