SWATANTER KUMAR, J.

( 1 ) CENTRE for Public Interest Litiga ion (CPIL), egistered Society stated to have been formed for the purposes of conducting public interest litigation in an organised manner approached this Court under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of quo warranto alleging that the respondents no. 1 and 2 have illegally permitted Prof. P. Venugopal, respondent no. 3, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (hereinafter referred to as 'the Director') to continue against the post in complete and venton disregard of the statutory regulations as he is being permitted to continue in that post beyond the age of 62 years as well as he is occupying the post of Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgeon since his appointment as director in July 2003.

( 2 ) THE Society claims that it has eminent lawyers as members of its executive Committee and they are generally interested as public spirited professionals to take legal steps in accordance with law to ensure that appointments to high offices where the interest of the public at large is directly affected, is not done in a manner contrary to law. The reports were published in a weekly 't