( 1 ) (AGREEING with SEETHARAM REDDY, J.):- This Writ Petition has been posted before me on a difference of opinion arising between two learned members of a Division Bench. The issue upon which the two learned Judges differed is undoubtedly of great significance, besides being a difficult one.

( 2 ) (A) The three-year term of Prof. M. V. Rama Sarma, Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara University, expired on 26-9-1983. A successor had to be found. For that purpose, a Committee consisting of a nominee of the Chancellor, a nominee of the State Government, and a nominee of the Syndicate was constituted, as required by S. 12 of the Sri Venkateswara University Act, 1954. The Syndicate nominated Dr. P. Siva Reddy, while the Government nominated Sri Kasipandyan, I. A. S. , Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj Department. Sri M. V. Rajagopal, I. A. S. (Retd.), a former Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and a former Secretary to Government, Education Department, was nominated by the Chancellor. Sri Kasipandyan was made the Convenor of the Committee. The Committee met and, by its proceedings dt. 6-12-1983, recommended a panel of three names for c