( 1 ) THE petitioner a young boy. a minor, approaches this Court through his father Major D. R. Kapoor. for issue of a writ of certiorari or in the nature of certiorari, mandamus or in the nature of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ or order or direction to the respondent for quashing or setting aside the result in regard to the petitioner in paper 2 in English language and or a direction to declare the petitioner as having passed in both the English papers and awarding of a pass certificate showing that he has passed class-X examination conducted by Respondent No. 1 in 1984.

( 2 ) THE petitioner joined the Cambrian Hall School, at Dehra Dun in 1981. He was a boarder and had been residing in She school hostel. He had been well in his studies and had won several prizes and awards. In March 1984 the petitioner tuok the Indian School Certificate Examination conducted by the first respondent. Council of Indian Schools Certificate Examination at Centre No. T 353 at Dehra Dun. Throughout the examination there was no incident or allegation of use of unfair means levelled against the petitioner at the sittings of any of the papers. In the end of April 1984, the petiti