( 1 ) THE petitioner-appellant, who, it is not in dispute, is entitled to admission in any of the Engineering Colleges of the State on a reserved seat for N. C. C. c candidates, has failed to take the benefit for, according to him, he was not informed that he was required to report on 15-10-1995 for such admission. He has moved this Court under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India and sought a writ in the nature of mandamus or direction declaring the action of the respondent in not giving admission to him and providing seat accordingly as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India. It is not in dispute that the petitioner-appellant applied for entrance examination for admission to the Engineering course and secured the rank of 16413 in the entrance examination. As a holder of N. C. C. c Certificate, however, he qualified for being given a seat, but, according to him, he received no intimation to the said effect. He came, however, to learn that he was denied the seat for his not being present at the lime of interview for granting admission on 15-10-1995 only after his filing the Instant petition in the Court seeking the Courts intervention for the

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