ORDER

R.V. RAVEENDRAN J.

Counter of first respondent-Union of India filed in court. Heard.

2. The petitioners in W.P. [C] No.172 of 2010 are the students admitted in the year 2006-07 to BDS course conducted by the "Mauras College of Dentistry, Hospital and Oral Research Institute" situated at Mauritius (for short "Mauras College"). The said Mauras College is the first petitioner and one of its students admitted to BDS course in 2005-06 is the second petitioner in W.P.(C)No.202/2010. Mauras College is affiliated to Bhavnagar University, Gujarat (for short `the University').

3. The brief facts leading to these writ petitions are as under:

3.1) Mauras College sought affiliation with Bhavnagar University. The Government of Gujarat and the Dental Council of India had initially some reservation about a college situated in a foreign country seeking affiliation with the Bhavnagar University in India. Subsequently, however, the Government of Gujarat granted a `No Objection Certificate' on 18.2.2003 for setting up the Mauras College affiliated to the said University, subject to prior permission from Dental Council of India and Ministry of External Affairs. The Ministry of External Affairs, Gov