College-wise admission concession interpreted to mean two reserved seats in each Government medical college, not a single statewide pool.

Rule C(6)(ii) of the Maharashtra medical college admission rules was construed to grant transferred Central Government servants' children two seats in each Government medical college, not two seats across all colleges collectively. The court read the phrase "in all Government Medical Colleges" with the immediately following words "at the respective medical colleges," holding that the concession operated college-wise. The admission scheme, including the Dean's role under Rule E(3), supported that interpretation, and the omission of the earlier words "taken together" indicated a deliberate change from the prior regime. The contrary view of the High Court was rejected, and the appellant was held entitled to admission on that basis.

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Issues: Whether Rule C(6)(ii) of the Medical Colleges of the Government of Maharashtra Rules for Admission, 1985-86 entitled the children of transferred Central Government servants to two seats in each Government medical college in Maharashtra or only two seats in all Government medical colleges taken together.

Analysis: The Rule was construed by its words as they stood. The phrase "in all Government Medical Colleges" was read with the immediately following words "at the respective medical colleges", which indicated that the concession was to operate college-wise and not as a single State-wide pool of two seats. The structure of the admission rules, including the role assigned to the Dean under Rule E(3), supported this reading, and the omission of the earlier words "taken together" from the later rules showed a deliberate departure from the earlier regime. The construction adopted by the High Court was therefore rejected.

Conclusion: Rule C(6)(ii) entitled such candidates to two seats in each Government medical college, so the appellant was entitled to admission on that basis.

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