Judgment

PATHAK, J.:- On May 10, 1985 we delivered an order in these cases disposing of the writ petitions and special leave petition. We stated that the reasons for the order would be pronounced later. The hearing of the cases had been completed only a few days before the commencement of the Long Vacation and as counsel for the parties desired that we deliver the order before the Court closed we did so. We now set forth the reasons.

2. The large group of writ petitions and special leave petition before us fall into two groups. A number of them challenge the selection of candidates for admission to the first year course of the M.B.B.S. Degree and the B.D.S. Degree in the Government Medical Colleges at Srinagar and Jammu for the session 1984-85. They also challenge the nominations of students from Jammu and Kashmir by the State Government to Medical Colleges outside that State. The other group of cases challenges the validity of the Select List for admission to the B.E. First Year course of studies at the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar and also assail the validity of nominations made by the State Government to Engineering Colleges outside the State.

Medical Group

3. On June 10,