Y. V. ANJANEYULU, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari to quash Rule 7 of the andhra Pradesh Regulation of Admission of Students into Medical Colleges govt. Dental College Rules, 1983 (for short the Admission Rules ) as unconstitutional and void being violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution and also to quash the Memorandum No. BST/ent/84, dt. 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 Rule 7 (9) of the Admission rules and did not contend that the provisions contained in Rule 7 other than in sub- rule (9) were unconstitutional. It is therefore, necessary to examine how far Rule 7 (9) of the Admission Rules is violative of Article 14 of the 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 Section 3 of the constitution (Thirty-second amendment) act, 1973, A

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