(Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus.)

M.Karpagavinayagam, J.

G.Rajendran, party-in-person, claiming himself as the President of Madras High Court Practising Advocates' Association, has filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for the prayer, as under :

"I therefore pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order, in the nature of writ, directing the Union of India, represented by Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, first respondent, and Union of India, represented by Secretary, Home Department, second respondent, to strictly follow the guidelines laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case, namely, Supreme Court Advocate on record Association -vs- Union of India, reported in AIR 1994 SUPREME COURT 268 and also the suggestions mentioned in this Writ Petition, in the matter of appointment of Judges to the Hon'ble High Court from out of the lists so far sent to the Union of India, Ministry of Law and Justice, which are pending consideration."

2. The circumstances, which led to the filing of