A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J.

1. Since common questions arise for consideration in these writ petitions, the same are decided together.

2. The petitioners in W.P. (C) No. 32393 of 2010 are members of scheduled caste community. They claim to have the requisite qualification for being appointed as Lecturers in the Colleges affiliated to the Universities in the State of Kerala. But, according to them, the reservation as contemplated by Rules 14 to 17 of Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules (for short KS & SSR) is not implemented in regard to appointment to various teaching and non-teaching posts under the aided colleges affiliated to the Universities in State of Kerala.

3. According to the petitioners, the facility of reservation is now provided only in the Colleges/Department directly run by the Universities and the Government, whereas the rules of reservation is not applied to aided colleges. Petitioners rely upon guidelines issued by University Grants Commission (UGC) prescribing the reservation policy for the year 2006 which is produced as Ext.P1. By Ext.P1, UGC by virtue of its powers under Section 20(1) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as t