( 1 ) THESE Writ Petitions filed by R. V. Dental College and the students, who have passed out from the same raise common questions for consideration and shall stand disposed of by this order.

( 2 ) IN W. P. No. 8496/2000 filed by the College, a declaration to the effect that the permission granted by the Central Government under Sec. 10a of the Dentists Act should be treated as one under Sec. 10c of the Act has been prayed for. WPs. No. 31649/2000, 32720 and 21/2000, 2019-21/2001 and 2418/2001 have been filed by students of the petitioner-College, who have taken admission to different Post Graduate Courses in Dental Sciences, which admissions the University has declined to approve on the ground that the dental qualification acquired by them not being a recognised qualification, the petitioners are not entitled to pursue any such Course. In WPs No. 38437-39/2000, students who have passed out from the petitioner-College have assailed the denial of permission to appear in the competitive test held by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for Admission to different Post Graduate Dental Courses.

( 3 ) THE controversy arises in the following circumstances :-Pur