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5. A reply affidavit was filed by the petitioner Trust stating about the availability of Public Transport Service and the Management's ability to provide transport facility, availability of class rooms, furniture, computers, ladies toilets, Judge Chamber for Moot Court purpose, indoor sports and games, faculty qualification with percentage of marks, etc. Copies of the said details are also filed along with reply/additional affidavit.

6. Mr.R.Sureshkumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that regarding infrastructural and instructional facilities provided, the same can be verified by re-inspection and the petitioner institution has no objection for ordering re-inspection and if any fees is to be paid for re-inspection, the Trust is willing to deposit the same before the competent authority. Learned counsel further submitted, the two objections raised that there must be a District Court in the nearby area and there is no necessity to have another Law College are not sustainable in the light of the earlier decisions of this Court rendered in W.P.No.2003 of 2009 dated 3.8.2010; W.P.No.7279 of 2011 dated 23.9.2011; W.A.No.2102 of 2011 dated 25.4.2012; and in Review Application No.8 of 2013 dated 29.1.2013, wherein similar issue was already considered and rejected the said two conditions raised by the respondents, and ultimately the said order was implemented by granting NOC to Saraswathy Law College, Tindivanam, Villupuram District. The learned counsel further submitted that when Saraswathy Law College was started, there was no District Court nearby and as such the issue raised in this writ petition regarding two conditions are held against respondents 1 and 4, and therefore the impugned order may be set aside with direction to the 4th respondent to re-inspect the college to find out the availability of infrastructural and instructional facilities and fresh order may be directed to be passed within a given time.

7. Mr.V.Subbiah, learned Special Government Pleader supported the impugned order on the basis of the averments made in the counter affidavit. However, he is not in a position to dispute the fact about the earlier orders passed by this Court, which was also implemented by the Government by granting NOC to the said Saraswathy Law College, Tindivanam, Villupuram District.

8. I have considered the rival submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Special Government Pleader for respondents 1 and 4.

9. Tindivanam is a place where, according to the petitioner, the population is 26,00,880, 24,68,965 and 7,52,481 in Cuddalore, Thiruvannamalai and Ariyalur districts, which are nearer to Tindivanam. Nearby to Tindivanam, Villupuram District is also located, where the District Court is functioning and the population of that district is 34,63,284. In and around Tindivanam District, approximately 92,85,610 persons are living and the distance between the five districts, viz., Cuddalore, Thiruvannamalai, Ariyalur, Villupuram and Tindivanam is not beyond 40 kms. from Tindivanam. That apart, a District Court at the level of Additional District Judge is also functioning at Tindivanam. In that sense, the learned Judge is right in holding that establishment of a Law College at Tindivanam would be in compliance of Rule 8(1) of Section-A in Part-IV of the Bar Council of India Rules."

13. Tindivanam, being a place situated outskirts to certain main cities, would certainly require a law school to cater the needs of many rural students coming from at least four districts, viz., Cuddalore, Villupuram, Ariyalur and Tiruvannamalai, where there is no law school. That apart, it is not the case of the appellant that no law school could be established at Tindivanam except stating that in the absence of a District Court, a law school cannot be established at Tindivanam. As we have answered the above question with reference to Rule 8(1) of of Section-A in Part IV of the Bar Council of India Rules, there cannot be any impediment for the appellant to consider the application for issuance of No Objection Certificate."