1. An important question of considerable public importance concerning the educational scenario in the State arises for consideration in this case. The question is whether an educational institution has got the freedom to prohibit political activities within the college campus and forbid the student from organising or attending meetings other than official ones within the college campus and whether such a restriction would violate Art.19(1) (a) and 19(1)(c) of the Constitution of India.

2. Petitioner is a second year B.A. Degree student of St. Thomas College, Palai with politics as Main and History and Economics as subsidiaries. He is a College Union member and Editor of the College Magazine and Area Committee member of the Students Federation of India. Principal of the College refused to admit him for the second year B.A. Degree examination due to lack of attendance. Petitioner obtained an order from the Controller of Examinations to write the examination provisionally. Principal however did not allow him to write the examination. Petitioner then approached this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Management and the Principal to allow him to write the examination