( 1 ) THIS bunch of cases give birth to constitutional questions of farreaching consequences entwined with contempt for disobedience to writs of mandamus issued by this Court.

( 2 ) THE indisputable facts are : that preceding the Andhra Pradesh education Act (Act 1 of 1982), the grant-in-aid Code (Executive instructions was in vogue ; the Government prescribed the procedure to establish private educational institutions; conditions for recognition and of the eligibility to grant-in-aid. Those conditions have been statutorised under Section 21 thereof. On their fulfilment the educational institutions become eligible for admission to grant-in-aid. G. O. Ms. No. 725, Education, dated July 7, 1977 directed to admit all the institutions started prior to April 4, 1977 to grantin-aid in a phased manner between 1977 and 1980. The Government, in g. O. Ms. No. 238, Education dated May 27, 1986 issued orders directing that the schools started on or after April 1, 1977 and were continuing as on september 1, 1985, are directed to be admitted to grant-in-aid subject to the conditions mentioned therein. Similarly, for the additional sections started by the aided schools or posts c