S. B. Sinha J. - These three writ petitions involving common question of law and fact were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The petitioners in all these writ petitions are students of Patna Institute of Technology, Patna; Indian Engineering College, Motihari; Magadh Engineering College, Gaya; Dr. Jagarnath Mishra Institute of Technology, Darbhanga; and Vaishali Institute of Technology and Research, Muzaffarpur.

3. C.W.J.C. No. 4510 of 1988 the petitioners were students of Dr. Jagannath Mishra Institute of Technology, Darbhanga and Patna Institute of Technology, Patna C.W.J.C. No. 4365 of 1988 the petitioners were students of Indian College of Engineering, Motihari. In C.W.J.C. No. 4008 of 1988 the petitioners were students of Magadh Engineering Colleges, Gaya.

4. The petitioners were admitted in the year 1980-81 in different Engineering institutions as mentioned hereinbefore.

5. At the material time all such Engineering institutions namely, Dr. Jagannath Mishra Institute of Technology, Darbhanga; Indian Engineering College, Motihari; Magadh Engineering College, Gaya; Patna Institute of Technology, Patna and Vaishali Institute o