Smt. NISHITA MHATRE, J.:-

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith, by consent of parties.

The petitioners have filed the present petition being aggrieved by the cancellation of the Letter of Intent issued to them for starting an Ayurved College and Hospital at Ausa, Dist.-Latur. The petitioners also have a grievance that a similarly situated college run by a Member of Parliament has been granted permission despite several deficiencies found by the Central Council for Indian Medicine (hereinafter referred to as CCIM for short).

3. The petitioner no.1 trust is registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, is an education society. The petitioner no.1 society has been recognized as a minority institution by the Government on 31/3/2001. Since the petitioner trust desired to start an Ayurved College and Hospital at Ausa, it was necessary for it to obtain prior permission from the Central Government in accordance with the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1970). The petitioners applied in accordance with Section 13-A of the Act of 1970 for setting up the Ayurved College. The petitioners also submitted a demand draft of Rs.3.5 lakhs along wi

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