BALAKRISHNA MENON, J. :- The petitioner, an M.B.B.S.Graduate of the Kerala University having completed a Course of House Surgeoncy in October, 1982, had applied for admission to the post-graduate course in the order of preference to the subjects of Medicine, Gynaecology and Surgery. He seeks to quash the Government Orders Ext.P-8 and P-18 and the Prospectus Ext.P-11 issued by the Government of Kerala for the post-graduate courses commencing in 1982-83 in the Medical Colleges in the State. As per Ext.P-18 the Government adopted the principle accepted in Ext.P-8 and ordered that admission to the postgraduate courses for the year 1982-83 will also be made on the basis of an entrance examination to be conducted before the end of October, 1983 as recommended by the Expert Committee with the exception that Departmental candidates will be selected according to the practice hitherto followed on the basis of seniority in the case of Tutors in Medical Colleges and weightage for service and rural service in the case of Health Services personnel. The petitioner has filed the writ petition in his individual capacity and also purporting to represent all persons interested in opposing th