Case Note & Summary
The writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner, N. Karthika, challenging the provisional selection list published by the second respondent, Medical Services Recruitment Board, for the post of Assistant Surgeon (General). The recruitment process originated from a notification dated 15.03.2024, followed by a corrigendum on 04.02.2025 that detailed reservation categories. The petitioner, belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, appeared for the computer-based examination on 05.01.2025. Answer keys were published on 09.01.2025, and the petitioner submitted objections to five questions, specifically numbers 5, 18, 61, 72, and 95, claiming that the officially provided answers were incorrect. The petitioner contended that she should have been awarded 57 marks, but was instead awarded only 52 marks. Following certificate verification on 15.02.2025, the provisional selection list was published on 20.02.2025, wherein the last selected candidate in the Scheduled Caste (General) category had secured 54 marks. The petitioner’s name did not appear in the selection list, prompting her to file the writ petition seeking certiorarified mandamus to quash the list insofar as it excluded her name and to direct the second respondent to award her 59 marks instead of 52. The matter was reserved for orders on 25.03.2025 and pronounced on 28.03.2025. The provided judgment text does not include the court’s analysis, findings, or final decision.
Issue of Consideration
Case Details
2025 LawText (MAD) (03) 85
V. Prakash (Senior Counsel), K. Krishnamoorthy, M. Bindran (AGA), J. Ravindran (AAG), L. Murugavelu
State of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, and Medical Services Recruitment Board
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Nature of Litigation
Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a provisional selection list for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Surgeon (General) by the Medical Services Recruitment Board.
Remedy Sought
The petitioner sought to quash the provisional selection list dated 20.02.2025 insofar as it excluded her name, and a direction to the second respondent to award her 59 marks instead of 52 in the examination.
Filing Reason
Non-inclusion in the selection list despite claiming that the answer keys for certain examination questions were incorrect, resulting in a lower score than what the petitioner believed she deserved.
Submissions/Arguments
Petitioner contended that the answer keys for question numbers 5, 18, 61, 72, and 95 were erroneous, and that she should have been awarded 57 marks instead of the 52 marks actually awarded, which would have made her eligible for selection.
Judgment Excerpts
The petitioner had applied for the Direct Recruitment to the post of Assistant Surgeon (General) consequent to a notification issued by the second respondent on 15.03.2024.
The petitioner claims that she should have obtained 57 marks but was awarded only 52 marks.
Procedural History
Writ petition filed under Article 226 seeking certiorarified mandamus; matter reserved on 25.03.2025; pronounced on 28.03.2025.
Acts & Sections
- Constitution of India: Article 226
