HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.20069 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: 20.12.2011 **** Sri Guru Nank Dev Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. HC Arora, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. RL Gupta, Addl. AG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner-Institute seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent-Department of Medical Education and Research, Punjab to grant appropriate relaxation for admission to BHMS Course so that the unfilled seats in various private colleges do not go waste and can be exhausted. It is averred that the representations received by respondent No.3-University from various Colleges have been forwarded to the State Government for sympathetic consideration but there being no timely decision that the seats are likely to remain unfilled. It is also averred that the Director, Medical Education and CWP No.20069 of 2011.doc - 2 – Research, Punjab has also made favourable recommendations to the Secretary of the Department. (2). In these circumstances and without expressing any views on the entitlement of the petitioner-Institute to seek relaxation as a matter of right, however, taking into consideration the fact that the State Government in such like matters should act promptly, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.1&2 to consider the above-mentioned request of the petitioner-Institute and pass an appropriate order within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (3). Dasti during the course of the day. 20.12.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge