Y. V. ANJANEYULU, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioners herein seek a writ of mandamus declaring as illegal the notification, dated 22-3-84 issued by the second respondent for election to the Senate from the Registered Graduates Constituency. The notification was issued by the Registrar of Sri Krishnadevaraya University, anantapur (for short the University) calling for nominations from the registered Graduates Constituency to fill up three vacancies on the university Senate. Applications in the prescribed form Were invited from the Graduates of Statutory Universities residing in the District of Anantapur to register as Registered Graduates of the University in accordance with the statutes prescribed. The petitioners who have graduated themselves in the year 1983 contend that the notification issued calling for nominations from the residents of the University Graduates in the District of Anantapur is bad in asmuchas power is conferred to elect graduates residing within the University area and not in the entire District of anantapur. They also contend that their names do not appear in the register of Graduates prepared by the University because the Register of graduates was prepared by the Univer

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