( 1 ) THE appellants filed Special Civil Application No. 1993 of 2004 on 11th February, 2004 praying for a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to declare the results of the appellants and to issue mark-sheets to them for the C. P. Ed. 1st year examination held by the respondent No. 2-Board in April, 1999 and to direct the respondents to permit the appellants to complete their 2nd year C. P. Ed. examination. The petition was dismissed by Mr. K. M. Mehta, J. by his judgment and order dated 5th April, 2004. The appellants, have therefore, filed this appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent challenging the said judgment and order,

( 2 ) THE appellants and other students came to be admitted by Sharirik Shikshan mahavidyalaya run by Shri Jagdeep Education Trust - the respondent No. 3 institution for the C. P. Ed. and D. P. Ed. courses for the academic year 1998- 1999. There was no registration or permission granted by the competent authority under the National Council for Teachers Education (n. C. T. E. for short ). The c. P. Ed. course is a certificate course and is of two years duration, while d. P. Ed. is a d