1. This is one of several petitions filed under S.407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for transfer of cases from the file of the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Trivandrum, constituted as a special court for the trial of mark list cases. Along with his son the petitioner was prosecuted in C.C. 9/84 for offences punishable under S.120-B, 463, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code read with S.34 thereof. Shri. D. Vijayaraghavan is the judicial Officer presiding over that court. He has disposed of some of the cases, out of which many ended in conviction and some in acquittal or discharge. The necessity for constitution of such a court arose as a result of unearthing several kinds of frauds as a result of which many rich and influential persons and their children were suspected to have boosted the marks secured in university examinations for the purpose of securing admission to professional and other courses. These frauds were brought to limelight consequent on a decision of this Court. After constitution of the Special Court, considering the gravity of the matters to be decided and the type of persons to be dealt with, this Court has taken pa