P.V. Asha, J.

1. Shree Dharma Paripalana Yogam, Palluruthy (SDPY) which is a society registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955, along with its President, have filed this writ petition challenging Ext. P8 order issued by the Government, by which their application for NOC for starting a Self Financing Law College was rejected on the ground that the Government has taken a decision to consider only the applications from educational trusts from those districts where no legal educational institutions exist and further that more than two self Financing Law colleges would not be sanctioned in a district in order to ensure the quality of legal educational institutions in the State.

2. The petitioners challenge this order on the ground that the same is arbitrary. It is contended that sanctioning of more than two colleges in a district will not in any way affect the quality of legal education. It is also submitted that the right of an aspirant to legal education is curtailed on account of such decision of the Government. It is also pointed out that the Government is imposing restrictions in the case of law colleges alone,