1. This writ appeal has been filed against the order made in W.P.(MD)No.12109 of 2012 wherein the learned single Judge has upheld the order of the Government restricting the period of granting minority status to five years.

2. The case of the appellant before the learned single Judge was that Jeyaraj Annapackiam College for Women (Autonomous) was founded, established and administered by the Congregation of Sisters of St.Anne, Tiruchirappalli which is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. For effective administration of the college, a new Society was formed by name Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women-College Committee, Periyakulam which was also registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, bearing Registration No.20 of 1969. The college was established in the year 1971, which is a minority educational institution in terms of Article 30 of the Constitution of India. The college was initially affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University and from the year 2002, it was affiliated to Mother Teresa Women’s University and was conferred with autonomous status by the University Grants Commission in the year 2004. According to the appellant, the