B. Subhashan Reddy, C.J.

The writ appeals are directed against the interim order passed by the learned Single Judge by which the fees directed to be paid by the self-financing colleges at the rate fixed by Justice K.T. Thomas Committee was not stayed but was directed to be paid subject to the result of the writ petition. As the matter is concerning the educational institutions and at the request of the learned counsel, the writ petitions were drawn to be heard along with the writ appeals. We proceed to consider the merits of the case in the writ petitions by which writ appeals also get disposed of.

2. Writ petitioners are the students of medicine having been admitted to the self-financing colleges for the academic year 2003-2004. They had, by now, completed their first year of study and entered second year.

3. These writ petitions were filed aggrieved by the demand of the respondents/private self-financing medical colleges to pay the amount of Rs.1,13,000/- as fixed by Justice K.T. Thomas Committee for the academic year 2004-05. Brief facts are stated leading to the constitution of the above committee. Private colleges emerged as Governments could not afford to establish a