(1.) Since common questions of law and facts are involved in all these petitions, they have been taken together to dispose of them by common order.
(2.) W.P. Nos. 33044/2014 is filed by Federation of Farm Universities teachers' Association and another praying to issue writ in the nature of quo warranto declaring respondent No. 3 to be the usurper of office of the Vice Chancellor of respondent No. 4-university of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot and forthwith oust him from the said post and re-do the process of selection.
(3.) W.P. No. 33945/2014 is filed by one Raju, one of the participants before the Search Committee for the post of Vice Chancellor of the 4th respondent-University, seeking to quash notification bearing No. GS 2 HUM 2014 dated 27.6.2014 (Vide Annexure-G).