ORDER :

C. Saravanan, J.

1. The petitioner has challenged the impugned order in G.O.(D). No. 149, Higher Education (J2) Department, dated 18.06.2012, whereby, the Government of Tamil Nadu/1st respondent herein has restricted the recognition of the petitioner as a Minority Educational Institution only for a period of five years commencing from 2009-2010 to 2013-2014.

2. After the period expired, the petitioner realized that the minority status granted to the petitioner was confined only for a period of five years and therefore based on certain decisions of this Court and that of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the petitioner has approached this Court now in this writ petition to quash that portion of the impugned order insofar as the status of the petitioner is restricted for a period between 2009-2010 and 2013-2014 as a minority institutions.

3. The impugned order (G.O.(D). No. 149, Higher Education (J2) Department) is assailed by placing heavy reliance on the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in The State of Tamil Nadu Vs. The Secretary/Correspondent, Loyola College, Chennai