TAPAS KUMAR MONDAL AND ORS. ETC. vs TAPAS KUMAR MONDAL . ETC.

The Supreme Court held that the appellants, who are in-service doctors, were entitled to participate in the West Bengal Post Graduate Medical Admission Test for 2015 under the Trainee Reserve Facility as per the West Bengal Medical Education Service and related rules. The Court emphasized that the eligibility criteria for in-service candidates had been consistently applied in previous years, thus upholding the principle of legitimate expectation. The Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of the writ petitions and directed the authorities to allow the appellants to participate in the admission process.