These two writ petition are taken up together for hearing.

2. The writ petitioners received their education in Higher Secondary Course as per rules, regulations and syllabus prescribed by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi and passed the Senior School Certificate Examination (open school) held by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, according to the syllabus so prescribed.

3. The petitioners were admitted to the First Year Class in the Degree Course Commerce or in Arts, as the case may be, Bhowanipore Education Society College, Calcutta, Jigesh Chandra College, Calcutta And Vidyasagar Collage, Calcutta the said collages being affiliated to the University of Calcutta, the respondent No. 1 herein. By an order dated August 26/27, 1991 (Annexure ‘D’) addressed to the Principal, Bhowanipore Education Society Collage, the Assistant Register of the Calcutta University informed the Principal that the prayers made by 23 students inclusive of some of the writ petitioners who passed the Senior Secondary School Certificate (open school) Examination, for sanction of their admission to the First Year Calcutta of B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Degree ourse under the Calcut