Jayanandan Singh, J.

1. These three writ applications have been taken up and heard together as the issues raised in them are common. The petitioners are primarily aggrieved with the selection process held by the respondent University for appointment of principals on regular basis in its constituent colleges, in which respondent nos. 7 to 32 were selected and appointed and the petitioners of the writ applications were unsuccessful.

2. Petitioners of the first writ application have prayed for quashing of notification contained in Memo No. 64/2009 dated 8.6.2009 (Annexure-4), by which, under the signature of the Registrar of the respondent University, a panel of successful candidates under different categories was notified, which was meant to be taken into account for filling up future vacancies also. They have further prayed for quashing of Notification contained in Memo No. 65/ 2009 dated 9.6.2009 (Annexure-5), 96-01/ 2009 dated 27.8.2009 (Annexure-7) and 96-02/2009 dated 27.8.2009 (Annexure-8), by which, in different transactions, the respondents have been appointed as principals of different constituent colleges of the University. Further prayer of the petitioners is for