Judgment

Bharucha, J.-Delay condoned.

2. Leave granted.

3. The order under challenge was passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay.

4. The first respondent educational institution was granted permission by the appellant university, subject to the approval of the third respondent, the Bar Council of India, to start a law college at Sangli to provide only morning classes for a three year course. The permission of the third respondent not having been received, the college was not commenced during the academic year 1994-95. The same thing happened in respect of the academic year 1995-96.

5. On 13th June, 1995 the second respondent, the State of Maharashtra, passed a resolution on the subject of permission for new colleges on permanent unaided basis in Districts of the State where not a single law college existed. It noted that this Court was yet to hear and dispose of an appeal in respect of grant-in-aid to private law colleges in the State (That decision was rendered on 16th August, 1995, in State of Maharastra v. Manubhai Pragaji Vashi & Ors.1. The resolution stated that till such time that appeal was disposed of, if applications and proposals were received to open law colleg