JAWAHARLAL GUPTA, J.

1. Is a writ petition maintainable against an un-aided private Medical College which is affiliated to a University? A Full Bench of this Court considered this matter in Gurpreet Singh V/s. Panjab University, Chandigarh, AIR 1983 Punj and Har 70. It answered the question in the negative. The correctness of this view was doubted by V. K. Bali, J. while considering the case of Dr. Vandna Midha V/s. Panjab University, Chandigarh (Civil Writ Petition No. 6020 of 1993). The matter was referred to a larger Bench of five Judges. Before the reference could be answered, the present writ petition was listed for preliminary hearing before a Division Bench. It directed the issue of notice of motion to the respondents- the Christian Medical College, Ludhiana and its Principal. The respondents appeared and raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the writ petition. The Bench, consequently, directed that "the matter be placed before Hon ble the Chief Justice for consituting a larger Bench at an early date." It was placed before a Bench of three Judges. Keeping in view the fact that the issue had been referred to a Full Bench of five Judges in Dr.