K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J.

1. Since the issues to be resolved in these Writ Petitions are connected, they are being heard and disposed of by this common judgment.

W.P.(C) No.11167/2006:

2. This Writ Petition is treated as the main case. The brief facts of this case are the following: The petitioner is the Secretary of Cannanore District Muslim Educational Association, Karimbam (hereinafter referred to as the Association), which is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act (Central Act 21/1860). The Association has established Sir Syed College in 1967. The college grew into a full-fledged college in due course. It was also running several batches of Pre-degree courses with different optional subjects in the said College. While so, the Government, some time back took a policy decision to abolish the Pre-degree Courses conducted in the colleges and to attach Higher Secondary courses to the existing High Schools. The Government also decided to sanction Higher Secondary courses to the existing High Schools run by the Managers of colleges, who have lost the Pre-degree courses. In some cases, the college managements were not having any High Schools. Therefore, it was