( 1 ) AS similar questions of fact and law are involved in these two writ petitions, it is necessary to dispose of them by a common order. Both the institutions are private educational institutions running junior colleges. On allegations that the colleges are involved in scholarship scam and that the Principal and the management forged the signatures of concerned Mandal Revenue Officers and also ineligible students, the Commissioner and Secretary, Board of Intermediate education, the third respondent herein, by the impugned order dated 17-5-2003 disaffiliated and de-recognised both the colleges. The orders passed by the third respondent are challenged in these writ petitions. The events leading to filing of the writ petitions are almost similar. Therefore, the allegations and facts in W. P. No. 10481 of 2003 may be noticed. The first petitioner, Sri Sai Educational Society, is running the second petitioner college, Little Flower Junior College since 1993-94 after obtaining provisional permission/affiliation from Board of Intermediate Education vide proceedings dated 17-11-1993. The third respondent, by an order in Rc. No. 89/e1-3/93-94, dated 7-2-2002 directed the S