B.MAYURI vs GOVT. OF INDIA REP.BY SECY.TO GOVT.&ORS

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department's Notification requiring a minimum of 60% marks for admission to professional colleges, contrasting it with the Central Council of India Medicine's 50% requirement. The Court held that while the State can set higher standards, the belated issuance of the Notification for the 2004-05 academic year should not apply to students already admitted. For the 2005-06 academic year, the Court ruled that 25 students who met the Central Government's criteria should be allowed to continue their courses despite not meeting the State's higher threshold, thereby declaring them qualified for admission.