C.J.’s Court Writ Petition No. 814(M/B) of 2001 Alok Verma .......... Petitioner Vs. State of Uttaranchal and others .......... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 798/2001 (M/B) Raghubeer singh ...... Petitioner Vs. H.N.B.P.G. College, Khatima and others.... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 803 M/B of 2001 Kamal Singh Rawat...... Petitioner Vs. State and others....... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 804 of 2001 Satindra Kumar Hyanki.... Petitioner Vs. V.C.,Kumaon University and others .......... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 806 M.B. of 2001 Shailendra Kumar .... Petitioner and one another Vs. V.C.,Kumaon University and others .......... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 808 M.B. of 2001 Hemant Tyagi ....... Petitioner Vs. V.C.,H.N.B.University Sri Nagar, Garhwal and others .......... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 811 MB of 2001 Jitendra Kumar Verma ...... Petitioner Vs. Principal, Govt. P.G. College, Bageshwar and others .......... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 815(M/B) of 2001 Sanjay Kumar Tyagi.... Petitioner Vs. Govt. P.G. College, Ram Nagar and others.... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 816(M/B) of 2001 Ajay Kumar Thakur .......... Petitioner Vs. State of Uttaranchal and others .......... Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 1835(M/S) of 2001 Hardeep Singh .......... Petitioner Vs. State of U.P. and others.. Respondents ..... Writ Petition No. 5455 MS of 2001 Manoj Kumar Joshi ...... Petitioner Vs. Kumaon University And one another ....... Respondents ..... Hon.A.A.Desai,C.J. Hon.M.C.Jain,J. In this bunch of petitions, the common question involved is whether the students above the age of 25 and the students who have been admitted provisionally could contest election of the student council. The learned counsel appearing in these petitions have urged that the students have the right to contest election. The rules or instructions are arbitrary making discrimination by carving out various classes which are not based on intelligible different. We heard the group of lawyers at length. Undisputedly, election of the student council is a secondary activity in the academic sphere, may be University or College. Undisputedly further, this right is not conferred on the student by statute either the University or College Authorities are competent to regulate this anciliary activity. While regulating, if they are imposing certain prohibitions or restrictions on the particular category of student, namely, who are above the age of 25 and those admitted provisionally, we do not see any irrationality or violation of any fundamental right since the election is provided by the University or College on their own volition. No right is involved of the students. The petitions are, therefore, without any merit. We dismiss all the petitions. Interim order dated 21.09.2000 passed in writ petition no. 1835 MS/2001 is hereby vacated. (A.A.Desai,C.J.) (M.C.Jain,J.) Dt. 28.09.2001 A