SYED SHAH MOHAMMED QUADRI, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner, who is an aspirant for admission to M. Ch. Genito Urinary Surgery Speciality (2nd Post Graduate Course) for the academic year 1987-88, challenges the validity of Art. 371d of the Constitution of India and the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 made by the President under Clause (1) of Art. 371d (for short, the Presidential Order ).

( 2 ) A learned single Judge of this Court referred the writ petition to a Division Bench in view of the importance of the questions raised in the writ petition. That is how this writ petition has come up for hearing before us.

( 3 ) SINCE we are concerned here with Constitutional validity of Art. 371d which is a special provision for the State of Andhra Pradesh and which was inserted by Parliament to give effect to what is commonly known as six point formula, it would be apposite to extract Article 371d of the Constitution here. "special provisions with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh :-- (1) The President may by order made with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh provide, having regard to the requirements of the State as a whole, for equitable oppo

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