Honble Arun Tandon, J.—This bunch of writ petitions has been filed basically for a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the State of Uttar Pradesh to grant ‘No Objection Certificate/affiliation to the petitioners institution for starting Two Years Basic Training Course, as also for quashing the order of the State Government dated 6th September, 2004 and the orders issued in respect of individual institutions of various dates based on the said Government Order dated 6th September, 2004. The State Government has taken a decision that Two Years Basic Training Course shall be permitted to be run in Government institutions only and permission for the said course shall not be granted to any private institutions.

2. In all these writ petitions, petitioners are institutions, which have been granted recognition by the National Council for Teachers Education for starting B.Ed. Course. The said institutions are also affiliated to various State Universities situate in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The Universities are the examining bodies in respect of these private and unaided recognised degree colleges, where B.Ed. Course is being taught.

3. Since the basic facts, relevant for decis