Y. V. ANJANEYULU, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari to quash R. 7 of the Andhra pradesh Regulation of Admission of Students into Medical Colleges Govt. Dental College Rules, 1983 (for short he Admission Rules as unconstitutional and void being violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution and also to quash the Memorandum No. BST/ent/84 dated 19-7-1984 issued by the Principal, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad informing the petitioner that he is not eligible to sit for M. B. B. S. Entrance Examination for the year 1984-85, as he does not belong to Andhra Pradesh. Learned counsel for the petitioner, during the course of the arguments, however, confined the objections only to the validity of R. 7 (9) of the Admission Rules and did not contend that the provisions contained in R. 7 other than in sub-rule (9) were unconstitutional. It is, therefore, necessary to examine how far R. 7 (9) of the Admission Rules is violative of Art. 14 of he Constitution, as contended by the petitioner. In order to appreciate the contention, it is necessary to briefly set out the historical back ground.

( 2 ) BY S. 3 of the Constitution (Thirty- Second Amendment) Act 1973, Art. 371-D was introdu

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