TIRATH S. THAKUR, J.

( 1 ) THESE petitions raise questions of considerable general importance besides bringing into sharp focus the neglect and apathy which plague private and government educational institutions in the state of karnataka. The core issue raised and argued at considerable length relates to the validity of the state's decision not to grant any aid to institutions established after the year 1987. That decision has from the year 1998 taken the form of a statutory Rule framed under the Education Act of 1983. The Rule is sought to be justified on the ground that the state's economic capacity is limited and that it can spare no more than what is annually set apart for distribution among private institutions. For the immediate past year the state had set apart no less than six hundred and sixty six crores towards grant-in-aid to private educational institutions. That amount is by no means small even for a state of the size of karnataka, with thousands of pre-primary, upper primary and secondary schools. What has rendered the amount insufficient is a total lack of an effective mechanism to ensure that aid flows only to those who deserve it. Reports that have been drawn up bel

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