( 1 ) THESE two petitions raising common questions of law and somewhat similar questions of facts are being disposed of by this common judgment with the concurrence of the learned advocates appearing in the matters.

( 2 ) THERE is a sole petitioner in the special civil application no. 443 of 1980 and there are two petitioners in the special civil application no. 460 of 1980. All the three are the students of the M. P. Shah Medical College Jamnagar who had passed their first M. B. B. S. examination the results of which were declared sometime in January 1980. It is common ground that admissions to Government Medical Colleges situated at Ahmedabad Baroda Surat and Jamnagar are given by the State of Gujarat strictly according to merits. The Rules for admission to this course are published by the Government and they are dated 10-5-79. The students who have passed the 12th Std. examination with Science subjects including Biology are eligible for admission. It would be evident that students from all parts of Gujarat will be aspirants for admissions to the medical course. Some may like to be at Ahmedabad some may prefer to be at Baroda some may have a special liking for Sura