( 1 ) THE point that arise for consideration in these writ petitions is. "whether a "deemed University" under Section 3 of the University grants Commission Act, 1956 falls within the phrase "university established by law" used in Section 3 (d) of the Dentists Act, 1948?"

( 2 ) THE brief facts leading to these writ petitions are as under. In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 3 of the University grants Commission Act, 1956 (Act No. 3 of 1956) (hereinafter for short referred as 'ugc Act'), the Central Government has declared the fourth respondent as deemed to be a University for the purposes of the UGC Act. The fourth respondent is running five colleges out of which two colleges of dental Surgery which are situated at Manipal and Mangalore. The fifth respondent is the Professor, Head of the Department and Dean in the College of Dental Surgery, Mangalore, belonging to the fourth respondent.

( 3 ) SECTION 3 of the Dentists Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to short as 'the act'), which is a pre-constitutionai enactment was passed to regulate the profession of dentistry and for constituting Dental Council in the Country. Fifth respondent was a member of the Counc