( 1 ) ADMIT. Two Letter Patent Appeals bearing Nos. 194/96 and 201/96. have been preferred TO against the judgment dated 2. 8. 1996 of the learned Single Judge in the Civil Writ Petition No. 2545/96 titled Manisha Surana Vs. Central Board of Secondary Education and Another. LPA. 194/96 has been preferred TO by the Central Board of Secondary Education (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as the "board ) . While LPA. 201/96 has been preferred TO by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as the manipal Academy" ). This common judgment would dispose of both the appeals,

( 2 ) RESPONDENT No. l. Manisha Surana had appeared for the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) concluded lor a seal in the Medical and Dental Colleges Unfortunaley Manisha Surana omitted to fill in the test booklet code in her answer sheet, as a result. Of which the Board declined to evaluate her answer sheet She filed Civil Writ Petition No. 2545/96 seeking directions for the Board to evaluate her answer sheet after putting the test booklet code and to declare her result alongwith the other successful candidates. A further direction was sought for grant of admission in the Manipal Aca