( 1 ) THIS Rule is directed against the order passed by the Calcutta University approving the resolution of the Board of Discipline dated 10-5-79 cancelling the examination of the petitioners who appeared at the B. Lib. Science Examination held in 1978 and the letter issued by the Board of Discipline intimating the same to the Head of the Department of Library Science of Calcutta University which are annexed to the writ petition as an-nexures C and D respectively.

( 2 ) THE salient facts in short as appear from the averments in the petition are as follows. The petitioners appeared in the B. Lib. Sc. Examination in 1978. The said examination was held at Pischall Hall, Darbhanga Building College Street Campus, on and from Aug. 29; 1978 to Sept. 19, 1978 and Classification practice (paper II) examination was held on Sept. 15, 1978. On or about May 24. 1978, the result of the said examination was published but as regards the result of the petitioners they were not published and were withheld with the remark "result withheld" against the name of each of the petitioners. Thereafter on Mar. 28, 1978 copies of charge-sheets were issued by the Secretary, Board of Discipline,