( 1. ) THIS petition gives rise to what is usually termed as public Interest Litigation and is moved by two persons who are cultivators and, therefore, claim to be interested in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur.

( 2. ) BY M. P. Ordinance No. 1 of 1987knownas"raipurkrishivishwavidyalaya adhyadesh, 1987", Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya has been established to provide education and to prosecute research in agriculture and allied sciences. This Ordinance has subsequently been replaced by Indira Gandhi Krishi vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1987. The Governor of Madhya Pradesh is the ex officio Chancellor of the University. The University shall have a Vice-Chancellor. The procedure for appointment of the Vice-Chancellor is contained in section 14 of the Adhiniyam.

( 3. ) FIRSTLY, one Shri D. K. Sharma was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the vishwavidyalaya. A vacancy was created when Shri Sharma was appointed as vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur. To fill up this vacancy the Chancellor in terms of section 14 (2) of the Adhiniyam appointed a committee of the following three persons :

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