D. Raju, C.J.—The above writ petition has been filed seeking for a declaration that the definition of the ward of the Freedom-Fighters as contained in Annexure P-5 be declared unconstitutional, arbitrary, illegal, discriminatory and while quashing the same direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for admission to the MBBS/BDS course as against the seat reserved for a ward of a freedom-fighter. The petitioner claims to be the son of one Tek Ram Sharma and Smt. Sunita Sharma and the said Sunita Sharma, the mother of the petitioner, is said to be the daughter of Shri Sita Ram a resident of village Dhalaya, PO Jabri, Tehsil and District Shimla who is also said to be a freedom fighter. For the admission to entrance test conducted on behalf of the Himachal Pradesh State Government by the Himachal Pradesh University to the professional course of MBBS/ BDS in different colleges located in Himachal Pradesh State for the academic sessioni998-99, applications were invited and they were required to be submitted to the Deputy Registrar (Entrance-test) Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. The petitioner claimed to fulfil the requisite qualifications. The relevant po