(1.) The petitioners in all these writ petitions have challenged the proceedings in SFPC/PC/00014 dated 1.6.2004 of the Permanent Committee constituted to ensure the fair conduct of Common Entrance Test for admission of students by Association/Consortium of various unaided professional engineering and Arts and Science colleges.
(2.) As the challenge made to the impugned order is almost on the similar grounds and common issues are involved in all these writ petitions, they are taken up together for hearing and disposal. This order shall govern all the writ petitions.
(3.) The petitioner in W.P.No.16034 of 2004 is Consortium of Professional Arts and Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu and formed by the following associations viz.,