UDAY SINHA, J.

1. By this application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution the petitioner has prayed for quashing annexures 3 and 4. The application originally was for quashing annexure-3 only. While the application was pending admission, the State Government issued annexure-4 to the great prejudice of the petitioner. Prayer was, therefore, made for quashing annexure-4 as well. The petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus restraining the respondents from giving effect to Government orders contained in annexures-3 and 4.

2. The petitioner is a candidate for admission to the first year Medical course, commonly known as M.B.B.S., in any of the several Medical Colleges in this State for the session 1978-79. In this State there are Universities located at Patna, Ranchi, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Gaya (Magadh) and Darbhanga (Mithila). The academic standards and the examination results are anything but uniform. Previously admissions to medical colleges used to be done on the basis of marks obtained by candidates at the Intermediate Science Examinations and a candidate in any part of the State was entitled to seek admission in any of the several Medical Coll