JUDGMENT :

1. These writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India have been preferred claiming the following reliefs:

SBCWP No.14669/2023 :

“It is, therefore, most humbly and respectfully prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and by an appropriate writ order or direction:

A] By an appropriate writ order or direction, the impugned office orders dated 18.09.2023 & 18.09.2023 (Annex.-17) cancelling the petitioners’ admission may kindly be quashed and set aside.

B] By an appropriate writ order or direction, the respondents may be directed to restore the petitioners’ admission to the Ph.D. program in Agriculture for the academic session 2023-24 and further allow them to pursue their Ph.D. Degree in their respective subjects and respective institutes.

C] By an appropriate writ order or direction, the respondents may be restrained from conducting on-spot counseling for the seats for which the petitioners have already been granted admission to pursue their Ph.D. degree courses.

D] By an appropriate writ order or direction, the respondents may be restrained from taking any further adverse actions against the petitioners’ admission during their course of study.

E] Any