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$Minority case order For the Appellant \ Petitioner : Mr.Vijay Narayan in both W.A. & W.P. Senior Counsel for Mr.B.Senthilnathan For the Respondents : Mr.R.Shunmugasundaram in both W.A. & W.P. Advocate General assisted by Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 : Mr.A.S.Vijaya Raghavan for respondent 4 COMMON JUDGMENT (Delivered by the Hon’ble Chief Justice) The State Government would be within its Right to impose the threshold cap of admitting students from the Minority Community to 50%. However, in the remaining 50% seats, filled on merit from the General Category, the students of the Minority Community can also compete and be admitted on merit and the same would not be counted in the 50% threshold cap meant for the Minority students. With these observations, the writ appeal and the writ petition stand partly allowed. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.10553 & 14180 of 2022 and C.M.P.No.17870 of 2022 are closed. (S.V.G., CJ.) (P.D.A., J.) 29.09.2023 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No drm To: The Principal Secretary to the Government The State of Tamil Nadu Department of Higher Educational Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. The Directorate of Collegiate Education College Road, Chennai – 600 006. The Joint Director of Collegiate Education Chennai Region, Saidapet Chennai – 600 015. The Registrar The University of Madras University Centenary Building Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005. THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.D.AUDIKESAVALU,J. (drm) W.A.No.2353 of 2022 in W.P.No.10973 of 2022 29.09.2023 [1] 2014 (4) MadLJ 486 [2] 2014 (3) LW 594 [3] SCC Online Mad 31519 [4] (2020) 6 SCC 689 [5] (2021) 8 SCC 1 [6] (2020) 8 SCC 705 [7] 2008(3) MLJ 1105 [8] 1992 (1) SCC 588 [9] 2005 (6) SCC 537$