( 1 ) IN these petitions the petitioners have sought for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant affiliation to the College of Education (B. Ed. College) for the academic year 1987-88. They have also sought for a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order of the State government bearing No. Ed 122 UBC 87 dated 1-9-1987 produced as Annexure-G1 in Writ Petition No 18111 of 1987. Since a common point arises for consideration in these petitions, they are disposed of by a common order.

( 2 ) THE petitioner in Writ Petition No. 13227 of 1987 is an educational institution registered under the Karnataka Societies registration Act, 1960 and it is not in dispute that this Association is a minority institution which enjoys the protection of article 30 of the Constitution. It is also not in dispute that this Association is running a number of educational institutions for catering to the needs of persons belonging to the minority community, namely, the Muslims of this State. Its grievance is that its application for establishing a Course in B. Ed. , was rejected by the State Government and by such rejection the constitutional guarantee confer