Heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties concerned.

2. This writ petition has been filed praying for a writ of mandamus to forbear the respondents 1 to 3 from running, conducting, approving, affiliating Arts and Science Academic Programmes, either by the said respondents or through its constituent, approved, affiliated or autonomous Colleges coming under their ambits, as per the concerned Anna University Acts.

3. It has been stated that the petitioner Association is a society established under the Societies Registration Act, with society No.137 of 1961. The petitioner Association has been functioning for over forty years. The objects of the petitioner Association includes the making of representations to the educational authorities, such as, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, the Universities, both Indian and Foreign, the University Grants Commission, the State Government, the Departments relating to education and other bodies interested in the field of education, in respect of the problems, which are existing and those that may arise, from time to time and to secure the advancement and progress of Colleges and higher education in the country. I