(Writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for issue of a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the first respondent from granting retrospective affiliation w.e.f. 2005-2006 in respect of B.Ed., course for the respondent colleges.)

Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man said Swami Vivekananda. But if he were alive today, he would have said ‘Education is the manifestation of perversion already in man. This is the stage to which the filed of education has been brought into. This is why the Supreme Court observed in State of Maharashtra vs. Vikas Sahebrao Roundale and others ((1992) 4 SCC 435)) as follows:-

“Obviously, the filed of education is found to be fertile, perennial and profitable business venture with least capital outlay”.

2. The case on hand has been filed by an Academician, who is a member of the Academic Council of Thiruvalluvar University, the first respondent herein. The respondents 3 to 10 are Private Self-financing Colleges imparting teacher education and training affiliated to the first respondent-University. All the respondents 3 to 10 were granted affiliation only for the academic year 2006-2007, though they had ob