G. V. Seethapathy, J.

( 1 ) W. P. NO. 14048 of 2006 is filed by Darus Salam Educational Trust seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing G. O. Ms. No. 54, Higher education (EC) Department dated 10. 5. 2006 and G. O. Ms. No. 59, Higher Education (EC) Department, dated 26. 5. 2006 and the proceedings of the first respondent-Government of Andhra Pradesh in letter No. 2973/ec/2/2006-1 dated 20. 6. 2006 as arbitrary, illegal amounting to colourable exercise of power and violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 29 and 30 (1) of the constitution of India apart from being contrary to the dicta laid down by the supreme Court in T. M. A. Pai Foundation and others v. State of Karnataka and others, 2002 (8) SCC 481 and for consequentially setting aside the rules framed in the above said G. Os. , particularly Rules 3, 5 and 6 and proceedings of the first respondent and for a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to manage and administer the educational institutions including admissions.

( 2 ) W. P. NO. 12470 of 2006 is a similar writ petition filed by Non-Minority engineering and Professional Colleges Managements' Associa

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