J.B. Pardiwala, J.

Almost three decades back, the Supreme Court poetically voiced its concerned in the case of Controller of Examinations v. G.S. Sunder reported in, (1992) 2 GLH 140, against the vice of copying at the examination and described the unhealthy practice as poisonous weeds in the field of education which needs to be rooted out in order that the innocent and the intelligent students do not suffer. In para 10 of the judgment the Supreme Court expressed as under:

"The hour has come when we must clear the educational fields from poison arid from fear; we must remould our standards build them higher, And clear the air as though by cleansing fire Weed out the damning traitors to education, Restore her to her ancient place of awe."

2. This we should do so that posterity does not blame us and learning is not ridiculed.

3. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicant, a student pursuing his studies in engineering with the respondent No.2-Institute has prayed for the following reliefs;

"(A) To issue a writ of mandamus or a