1. The relief, sought for in these Writ Petitions, is to declare G.O.Ms. No. 21, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (C1) Department dated 20.03.2018, in so far as Rules 4 and 7 thereof are concerned, as illegal and arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Reorganization Act, 2014, to declare G.O.Ms. No. 22, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (C1) Department, dated 20.03.2018, in so far as 50% of the Post Graduate seats in Government Medical colleges have been earmarked to the All India quota, as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to Section 95 of the A.P. Reorganization Act, 2014 and to, consequently, set aside the G.Os. and direct the respondents to make admissions to MD/ MS/PG Degree/Diploma courses, 2018 in terms of G.O.Ms. No. 260 dated 10.07.1997 and G.O.Ms. No. 27 dated 10.04.2017.

2. The petitioners are all doctors who have either passed their MBBS course or their Post-graduate diploma course. They are employed by the State Government. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 15(1) of the A.P. Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act 1983 (hereinafter called the 1983 Act) and in super-se