P. Jyothimani, J.

The common question involved in all these cases relate to the challenge to G.O.Ms.No.214 High Education (G1) Department dated 04.07.2007, filed by the Management Association of Self Financing Colleges of Education as well as some of the Self Financing Institutions imparting instructions on B.Ed., course relating to three clauses in the said Government Order, viz.,

(i) Reservation of Seats;

(ii) Selection and Counselling by Single Window System; and

(iii) Government quota in the Colleges of Education.

.2. Presently there are 200 B.Ed., Colleges throughout the State of Tamil Nadu, which are granted recognition by the National Council for Teacher Education in short, "NCTE"), Southern Regional Committee, Bangalore, and these institutions are imparting UG level and P.G. degree programme, viz., B.Ed., and M.Ed., courses and they are fulfilling the norms and standards as prescribed by the NCTE.

3. B.Ed., programme is one year course, wherein students after having completed the respective UG degrees like B.A., B.Sc., etc. are admitted based on the minimum eligibility marks as prescribed by the NCTE under its norms and standards. Each College is permitted to h