1. - Mahendra Mathur, the petitioner in this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is a student of the University of Udaipur (hereinafter referred to as 'the University'). He joined the postgraduate course for obtaining the degree of Master of Science in Chemistry of the University in the year 1976. The aforesaid postgraduate course is of a duration of two years consisting of four semesters. The petitioner has passed the First and the Second Semester examinations. The third Semester examination commenced from 10th April, 1978 The petitioner is reported to have used unfair means at the examination of course No. 611, Chemical Bonding held on 10th April, 1978. On 28th July, 1978, the Registrar of the University sent a communication to the petitioner, wherein it was stated that the Centre Superintendent had made a report on 10th April 1978, alleging that the petitioner was caught red handed while using a small sheet of white paper in the examination of Course No. 611 Chemical of MSC Chemistry Third Semester Examination and that when he was asked to hand over the same by the invigilator on duty, the petitioner had refused to hand over the sheet of paper and