Madras High Court
WP/39506/2026 of I.GOPIKA Vs Minisry of Health and Family Welfare on 29 September 2026
WP No. 39506 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
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CNR: {HCMA012320112026}
I.Gopika
D/o.V.Iyappan,
No.11/7, Reddy Kuppam Road,
Vikkiravandi, Villupuram District- 605652.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. Minisry of Health and Family Welfare
3rd and 4th Floor, India Red Cross Society Building, No.1, Red Cross Road, Sansad Marg Area, New Delhi- 110 001.
2. The National Medical Commission
Rep. by its Secretary,
Pocket 14, Sector 8, Dwaraka,
Phase 1, New Delhi- 110 077.
3. The Director
Directorate of Medical Education and
Research, 162, EVR Periyar High Road,
Kilpauk,Chennai-010
4. Regional Medical Board
Rep. by its Chairman,
Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Park Town,Chennai-03.
5. The Commissioner
Commissionerate for the Welfare of
Differently Abled Persons
No.5, Kamarajar Salai,Chennai- 05.
..Respondent(s)
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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarifed Mandamus, Calling for the records relating to the assessment / certificate No.2026-AUG/ 023666 dated 10.09.2026 issued by the 4th respondent, whereby the petitioners visual disability has been assessed at ‘0’ percent and she has been held not entitled to the benefit of the PwBD category, quash the same, and consequently direct the petitioner to attend a fresh, independent and comprehensive assessment of the petitioners visual disability by institutions coming under the Government of India preferably JIPMER at Puduchery, or any other appropriate institution under the Government of India, as may be directed by this Honourable court, and thereafter consider the petitioner for admission to the MBBS Course under the PwBD Category in the NEET -UG 2026 counselling.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr. R.Vignesh
For Respondent(s):
Mr.M.Sathyan,
Additional Central Government
Standing Counsel for R1
Mr.V.Sudha,
Senior Central Government Counsel
for R2
Mr.G.Ramdas, Special Government Pleader
for R3 and R4.
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ORDER
This writ petition has been filed to quash the assessment / certificate No.2026-AUG/ 023666 dated 10.09.2026 issued by the 4th respondent, assessing the petitioner’s visual disability at ‘0’ percent and holding that she has not been entitled to the benefit of the PwBD category and consequently direct the petitioner to attend a fresh, independent and comprehensive assessment of the petitioner’s visual disability by institutions coming under the Government of India preferably JIPMER at Puduchery, or any other appropriate institution under the Government of India, as may be directed by this Honourable court, and thereafter consider the petitioner for admission to the MBBS Course under the PwBD Category in the NEET -UG 2026 counseling.
2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 3 and 4 would submit that, pursuant to the directions issued by this court in W.P.No.37032 of 2026, 37325 of 2026, 37326 of 2026 and 35902 of 2026, some of the candidates, including the petitioner were included under the “Person with Benchmark Disability Category for the academic year 2026-2027. He also a produced a Notification No.031/SCS191)/2026 issued by the 3rd respondent’s Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical and Research, Kilpauk, Chennai-10, dated 25.09.2026
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3. A perusal of the above notification shows that the petitioner’s name, viz., GOPIKA.I, Application No.26UG807459 has been included in Sl.No.4 of the first tabular column, classified under the category “Person with Benchmark Disability”. The petitioner was already issued with a Unique Disability Identity (UDID) card bearing UDID No.TN5990320070031798, by the Government Villupuram Medical College Hospital, Villupuram, Tamilnadu recording her disability at 40%. Therefore, the petitioner’s disability shall be treated as 40% for admission in the MBBS course under the PwBD category, based on her UDID card.
4. With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 29-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No MST
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1. Minisry of Health and Family Welfare 3rd and 4th Floor, India Red Cross Society Building, No.1, Red Cross Road, Sansad Marg Area, New Delhi- 110 001.
2. The National Medical Commission Rep. by its Secretary, Pocket 14, Sector 8, Dwaraka, Phase 1, New Delhi- 110 077.
3. The Director Directorate of Medical Education and Research, 162, EVR Periyar High Road, Kilpauk,Chennai-010
4. Regional Medical Board Rep. by its Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Park Town,Chennai-03.
5. The Commissioner Commissionerate for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons No.5, Kamarajar Salai,Chennai- 05.
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