( 1 ) THIS is a Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issue of writs of quo-warranto and prohibition submitted by one Rajendrakumar Jain of ujjain, claiming to be a bona fide resident of the State of Madhya Pradesh and a candidate for membership of the Senate of the Madhya Bharat Vikram University, against the State of Madhya Pradesh, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, the chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar, Assistant Registrar and Dr. Boolchand, Special Officer of the Madhya Bharat Vikram University.

( 2 ) THE petitioner's allegations are that the legislature of erstwhile State of Madhya bharat passed an Act known as Madhya Bharat Vikram University Act, No. 18 of 1955 and the said Act received the assent of Rajpramukh on 17-6-1955, that this act, which was published in the Madhya Bharat Government Gazette dated 25-61955, by Section 1 Sub-section (2) provided ''it shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint in this behalf; that however subsequent to the passing of the Act, neither the Government of Madhya bharat nor the Government of Madhya Pradesh, after the formation of the new