JUDGMENT :

N.V. ANJARIA, J.

1. Heard learned advocate Mr. Hriday Buch for the appellants, learned senior advocate Mr. Prakash Jani with learned advocate Mr. Archit Jani for respondent No. 3, learned advocate Mr. Devang Vyas assisted by learned advocate Mr. Siddharth Dave for respondent No. 2 University and learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr. Rohan Shah for respondent- State, at length.

2. The challenge in this Letters Patent Appeal is addressed to judgment and order dated 18th January, 2021 passed by learned Single Judge in Special Civil Application No. 632 of 2021, whereby the said petition came to be dismissed for the reasons recorded in the judgment. In the Special Civil Application, jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution was invoked by the petitioners seeking issuance of writ to set aside Notification dated 04th January, 2021 of the respondent No. 2-Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University. By the said Notification, the election programme for election of two members in the council of the University from the University Court, also known as Senate, was declared. It was further prayed to direct the University to hold such elections only after vacant seats of the mem