( 1 ) THE constitution of the Full Bench is a sequel to the doubt entertained as to the correctness of Full Bench decision in S. Sahawala vs. Director of Public Instruction in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Sukhdev Singh vs. Bhagatram. The seminal issue for consideration is whether osmania College, Kurnool is a State within the coverage of Article 12 of the Constitution. In respect of the same college the Division Bench of this Court in Osmania College, Kurnool vs. D. V. Subba Sastry held that the college can be considered as a public body amenable to writ jurisdiction but the Full Bench held that even if the institution is held to be a public body writ cannot be issued in the absence of statutory rules governing the institu- tution. In another writ petition impugning the termination order dated 25-4-1978 learned brother P. A. Choudary, J referred the matter to the Fuller bench as it was considered that a fresh look to the ratiocination by the Full bench is necessitated in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Sukhdev singh s case (supra ). The Full Bench comprising Madhava Reddy, ramachandra Rao and P. A. Choudary, JJ reiterated the same view and