JUDGMENT

Paripoornan, J.-The appellants in this appeal are (1) Al-Karim Educational Trust, Patna and (2) The Katihar Medical College, Patna, through its Principal. The respondents are (1) The State of Bihar, (2) The Chancellor, Universities of Bihar, Patna, (3) Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Patna and (4) Bihar Inter University Board, Patna. The Trust, sponsoring body, is a Society under the Societies Registration Act. The appellants filed C.W.J.C. No. 7985/90 before the Patna High Court and sought appropriate directions to the State Government to accord recognition to the appellant s college which was within the purview of L.N. Mithila University and to affiliate the College and allow its students to appear in the first part M.B.B.S. examination conducted by the said University, and for other reliefs. By a majority decision dated 7th April, 1992, the High Court held that the provisions of the Bihar Medical Institutions (Regulation and Control) Act will apply to the medical college of the appellants society, that the said statute does not infringe the fundamental right guaranteed under Article 30 of the Constitution of India, and that the Court is not competent to issue a mandam