B. SUBHASHAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THESE writ petitions raise important questions of law regarding the correctness of allocation of seats in private Engineering Colleges in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

( 2 ) WHILE the petitioners in W. P. Nos. 21283 and 21894 of 1996 had appeared for EAMCET-96 examination, the petitioners in W. P. No. 34392/97 had appeared for EAMCET-97 examination. The fact that the petitioners had appeared for such examination of EAMCET-96 and EAMCET-97 and respective ranks secured by them are not in dispute.

( 3 ) THOUGH EAMCET examination comprises Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Courses, the relevant subject in these writ petitions is Engineering. There are several Private Engineering Colleges run by the private bodies which are larger in number than Governmental Engineering Colleges run by the Universities. Dispute is with regard to mode of allocation of seats in the said private Engineering Colleges. While the Government is following the ratio of 42:36:22 respectively for Andhra University area, Osmania University Area and Sri Venkatesvvara University Area, after pooling all the seats, the petitioners seek reservation of 85% to the local candidates in respec

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