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WP(C) Nos.19192, 19332, 19508, 19585, 19821, 20048, 20100, 20106, 20113, 20277, 20592, 20610, 20837, 21123, 22113, 22380, 29443/2019 & 4403/2020 Dated this the 19th day of May, 2020 Shaffique, J.

These writ petitions (except WP(C) No. 29443/2019) concern a common question, wherein the petitioners who are conducting Self Financing Medical Colleges in the State of Kerala have challenged the orders passed by the Fee Regulatory Committee for Medical Education in Kerala (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) inter alia contending that the Committee had not properly determined the fee for the respective academic years starting from 2017-18 onwards.

2. In fact, by an interim order dated 14/1/2020, having found that the Committee had passed the order without application of mind, we called upon the petitioners to file statements in order to ascertain whether a further enquiry is required in the matter. The said interim order was challenged by some of the contesting respondents in SLP(c) Nos.4662-

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4678/2020 and the Apex Court by order dated 6/3/2020 held as under:-

“Permission to file Special Leave Petition(s) is granted. It has been submitted by Mr. V. Giri and Mr. Ja