( 1 ) IN this appeal, the order of the High Court dated 7th August, 1998 has been put in issue. By the said order, the High Court, while issuing Rule in Writ Petition No. 1546 of 1998, directed it to be heard along with a batch of other writ petitions by a larger Bench. The high Court also made an interim order contained in paragraph 4 of the order dated 7th august, 1998. At the time when the matter came up on 27th November, 1998, the operation of the interim order, dated 7th August, 1998 was stayed but it was clarified that the respondent in the appeal shall not be disturbed. ( 2 ) WE are now informed that the writ petition is still pending in the High Court. We, therefore, while making the direction to the extent that the respondent shall not be disturbed during the pendency of the writ petition in the High Court absolutely clarify that the interim order made by the High Court shall be construed as confined to the. case of the writ petitioner alone in respect of these section to the MBBS and BDS courses for the year 1998-1999. ( 3 ) WE dispose of the appeal with the above direction and request the High Court to dispose of the writ petition expeditiously. Civil Appeal Nos. 2032-2036 of 1999 ( 4 ) RESPONDENTS, though served, are not present. ( 5 ) IN this batch of appeals, the order of the high Court of Judicature at Bombay, aurangabad Bench, dated 28-9-1998 has been assailed. ( 6 ) IN the opening paragraph of the impugned order, the Bench has recorded that the group of the notification which is under consideration of the High Court, raises a question about the validity of Rule 4. 5 of the Admission Rules framed by the State of Maharashtra for admission to MBBS course for the year 1998-99 only. ( 7 ) IN this view of the matter, we are not inclined to interfere. We, however, clarify that id case any admission has been made, pursuant to the interim order made by this court on 11. 1. 1999, those admissions shall not be disturbed during the pendency of the writ petitions in the High Court. ( 8 ) THE appeals are disposed of accordingly.