(1.) Counter of first respondent-Union of India filed in court. Heard.
(2.) The petitioners in W.P. [C] No. 172 of 2010 are the students admitted in the year 2006-07 to BDS course conducted by the "Mauras College of Dentistry, Hospital and Oral Research Institute" situated at Mauritius (for short "Mauras College"). The said Mauras College is the first petitioner and one of its students admitted to BDS course in 2005-06 is the second petitioner in W.P.(C)No. 202/2010. Mauras College is affiliated to Bhavnagar University, Gujarat (for short 'the University').
(3.) The brief facts leading to these writ petitions are as under :