Thanks to HC, girl makes it in phase II of med counselling

HAD CONNECTIVITY ISSUES IN PHASE I

Thanks to HC, girl makes it in phase II of med counselling

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Madurai:  08.02.2021 

The state government has informed the Madras high court that a medical aspirant who missed her first phase of counselling due to internet connectivity issues has been allotted a seat under 7.5% quota at Erode government medical college in the second phase of counselling. It was on the court’s direction that petitioner S Gowsalya was allowed to attend the second phase of counselling since she was not able to view the communication sent because of poor network connectivity.

She had completed Class XII in a government higher secondary school at Pazhayanur village in Sivaganga district in 2017. Though she appeared for NEET, she was not able to secure sufficient marks then. She appeared for the test again in 2020 and secured 252 marks out of

720. Though she had a bright chance of securing a medical seat under the 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students, she missed the first phase of counselling. The government informed that the petitioner was allotted a seat in Erode government medical college and hospital but the same was withheld for the outcome of this petition.

Taking cognizance of the submissions, Justice V Parthiban observed that once the petitioner has earned the seat on the basis of her performance and ranking, she must be allowed to enjoy the fruits of the outcome in the selection. The judge observed that such benefit ought not be denied to a deserving student like the petitioner who hails from a remote rural area. “In the realm of a beneficial public policy of this nature, a liberal and equitable dispositions are to be preferred than adopting a pedantic and inflexible approach,” observed the judge.