(1.) THE present writ petition is at the instance of 41 students who appeared as private B. Ed. Examinees at U. N. College, Nalagaja Centre in the district of Mayurbhanj seeking reliefs as follows :
(2.) IT is stated in details that U. N. College at Nalagaja in the district of Mayurbhanj is a reputed College. Utkal University had chosen the same as a Centre for B. Ed. Examination and the Controller of Examinations, Utkal University by its letter dated 19 -9 -1995 published the programme for B. Ed. Examination of private candidates indicating that the said examination for the year 1995 would start from 20 -11 -1995.
(3.) THE writ petition is contested by the University authorities, opposite parties 1 and 2, by filling a comprehensive affidavit sworn to by the Administrative Officer (General). It is disclosed, inter alia, in the said affidavit that the petitioners had appeared In the B. EH. (Private) Examination, 1995 conducted at U. N. College, Nalagaja, which commenced on 20 -11 -1995. As per the procedure, two members of Supervisors named Sri Prafulla Kumar Mohanty. Lecturer, P. G. Department of Zoology and Dr. Bina Dasr Reader, P. G. Department of Political Science, Utkal University were deputed to U. N. College, Nalagaja to supervise the Examination on 28 -11 -1995 when Examination for Paper -Ill was conducted. The supervisors supervised the Centre on that day and submitted their reports. It appears from the report of Sri P.K. Mohanty that 'all the Examinees were using papers and engaged in malpractice in all halls. Each candidate was using chits, papers openly'. The report of Dr. Bina Das is doubt that few examinees might be possessing incriminating materials but could not be detected due to highly defective sitting arrangement'. Copies of the reports are Annexure -1 and Annexure -1/1.