1. The petitioners in these Original Petitions applied for admission to the first M.B.B.S, course for the year 1974-75. But they did not get admission. The petitioners who belong to communities which are socially and educationally backward, question the constitutionality of the restriction imposed in G.O.P. 208/66/Edn. dated 2 5-1966 (Ext. P1 in O.P. No. 4873 of 1974) which insists that only applicants who are members of families whose aggregate annual income is below Rs. 6000/-will be entitled to admission to the seats reserved for students belonging to the backward classes. The petitioners have got an alternate contention that in any case, the income ceiling of Rs. 6000/- fixed in Ext. P1. G.O. is highly arbitrary and hence not valid and sustainable.

2. The petitioner in O. P. No. 4873 of 1974 belongs to the Muslim community. She secured 349 marks and is entitled to 5 marks more on the basis of her sport certificate. Though she secured more marks than the minimum fixed this year for candidates of the Muslim community, she was not selected for admission to the first M.B.B.S. course. Her father is a small businessman. She did not produce an income certificate of the Tahs