( 1 ) THE petitioners herein are all students who appeared for CET-2002 examination conducted by the 1st respondent herein viz. , the Common entrance Test Cell on 9-5-2002 and 10-5-2002 which is a qualifying examination for seeking admission to a professional course in the State of Karaataka. All these petitioners are non-Karnataka students who had their 10+2 examination outside the State of Karnataka. The petitioners were informed by the 1st respondent that they have secured ranks as 134, 235, 219, 250, 227 and 240 respectively in the Medical merit Order of the CET. They were called over for counselling and were allotted seats in the respective colleges, according to the merit. On the basis of the admission orders issued by the 1st respondent, the petitioners got themselves admitted in the respective colleges. Thereafter, they paid the necessary fee to the respective colleges and started attending the classes. But to their utter shock and surprise, on 30-9-2002, when the orientation function was being held in the colleges, it was announced that the seats allotted to the petitioners have been kept in abeyance and they were called upon to contact the college authorities in that rega

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