JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ appeal is directed against the order of our learned brother P. A. Chowdhary. J. The writ petition was filed seeking a writ or order or direction in the nature of Mandamus declaring the order of termination of the petitioners service dated 23/10/1979 as illegal and void and without jurisdiction, and to direct the respondent, viz. , the Administrative Staff College of India, to reinstate him in service.

( 2 ) A preliminary objection was taken on behalf of the Administrative Staff College that the writ is not maintainable in as much as the Administrative Staff College of India is not an authority as to come within the meaning of "state" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. The learned single Judge, after referring to various decisions, held that the Administrative Staff College of India should be regarded as "state" within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution and is thus amenable to writ jurisdiction, and then he quashed the impugned order.

( 3 ) IN this writ appeal Sri V. R. Reddy, the learned counsel appearing for the appellant, viz. , the Administrative Staff College, submitted that the College is registered as a society unde

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