JUDGMENT - B. LENTIN, J.:---In withholding the Grant-in-Aid Scheme to Government recognised non government law colleges in Maharashtra , they have been discriminated against. Such is the ratio of this Judgment.

2. Maharashtra has the reputation of being the premier State in India. Educationwise it has several faculties, to wit, arts, science, commerce, engineering and medicine. They are given grant -in -aid by Government.

3. In the entire State of Maharashtra there is only one Government run law college. It is the Government Law College at Bombay.

4. Quest for legal education in the State has progressively been on the increase year by year. For that matter, during the academic year 1985-86 the total number of law students in Maharashtra was about 25,700. Government's learned Counsel Mr. Saldhana, with his habitual fairness, informs that at present the number of such students would be in the vicinity of 27,000 to 28,000.

5. This heavy demand for law education could naturally not be met by the solitary Government-run law colleges in Bombay. As a result, private or non-government law college came up in Bombay and other parts of Maharashtra. They are recognised by Government. There are 38

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