COMMON ORDER

1.The application of 9 year outer limit for completion of B.D.S. Course from the date of inception into the educational stream in view of the amendment made to the BDS Course Regulation, 2015 resulting in the negation of the representation given by the petitioners by permitting them to partake in the examination and also complete their internship, which has led to the filing of the present writ petitions.

2. The facts of the individual petitions are not dealt with in detail and as the gravamen of the pleadings raised by the petitioners fall within a very narrow sphere, suffice to capture the essence of the said averments in the present petitions so as to analyse the issues raised in the present petitions.

3. The petitioners, upon clearing and coming out successful in the NEET examination were selected and admitted to the respective Dental Colleges for pursuing BDS course during the academic year 2017-2018. The petitioners have continued in the said course and had completed the major portion of the four year course barring certain exams in a semester, or a semester or the final year exams. However, when they sought the indulgence of the respective respondents to permit the