M. S. Supreetha v. secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi
2009-12-07
ANAND BYRAREDDY
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DigiLaw.ai
ORDER : 1. The petition coming on for preliminary hearing (B-Group) is considered for final disposal. 2. The petitioner has completed the M.B.B.S. course from Devaraj Urs Medical Collage during the year 2008 and has also completed her internship in the year 2009, she claims to be interested in prosecuting Post-Graduation in Medical Education. It is her case that she is a single girl child in her family and having regard to the policy of the Government of India providing admission in Central Government Schools having CBSE programme of study, providing reservation for a single girl child in a family and this having been implemented in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Punjab and Haryana, it is appropriate that the State Government Consider the case of the petitioner to make reservation under the category of a single girl child in the family. 3. While it is admitted that as at present there are no Rules or Regulations providing for such reservation, it is the fervent wish of the petitioner that such a policy be introduced by the State Government, which is long overdue. It is in this vein, that the petition is sought to be preferred. 4. The Counsel for the respondent, on the other hand, would submit that he requires time to file statement of objections while pointing out that admittedly, there are no Rules or Regulations prescribed, which provides for such reservation. Hence, there is no right in the petitioner to seek any such relief. 5. The Counsel for the petitioner would submit that repeated representations having been made, have not received any response from the respondent and therefore any impending policy for making reservation for a single girl child in a family be expedited. Therefore, the petitioner seeks that her representation be considered and a policy decision be taken expeditiously. 6. Insofar as the policy to make reservations for a single girl child in a family in the State of Karnataka is concerned, there is no policy decision taken and hence, it would be futile to consider this petition and to grant any relief in favour of the petitioner. Given the circumstance that this Court is not in a position to dictate policy, which the State Government ought to follow.
Given the circumstance that this Court is not in a position to dictate policy, which the State Government ought to follow. It would be open for the petitioner to make a representation, which she claims to have already made at Annexure-F, F1 to F3 and the respondents may appropriately reply to the petitioner’s representations, which according to her, has been ignored by the respondents. 7. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner and reply appropriately.