Chandrakantaraj URS, J.

( 1 ) IN all the above petitioners, the petitioners are aggrieved by the Government Order bearing no. ED/168/tgl/80 Bangalore dated 5th Sept. , 1981. They have alleged that the said order is without legal competence, without jurisdiction and violative of the rights of the petitioners guaranteed under Arts. 19 (1) (c), 19 (1) (e) of the Constitution as well as Art. 14 and the right conferred by Art. 300-A of the Constitution. Several Counsel appearing for the different petitioners have addressed arguments while the learned Advocate-General has addressed arguments on behalf of the respondent- State. There are, in all 25 petitions. The petitioners are mostly societies registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, each represented by its President or in some cases by the members of the Governing Body. Two of the petitioners are Public Trusts and petitions are filed by the trusts as well as by the trustees.

( 2 ) IN the course of this order, a detailed reference will be made to the pleadings in some petitions which will bring out the general contentions under which the impugned order is questioned by the petitioners. In the very nature of th

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