1. Seeking to quash the impugned orders dated 08.11.2011 passed by the 4th respondent dated 08.11.2011 and for a consequential direction to the 4th respondent to allow them to continue their studies in the 4th respondent College, the petitioners have filed these Writ Petitions.

2. Facts of the case as put forth in the affidavits accompanying the Writ Petitions would run thus :

(i) The petitioners, viz., M.Raghuvaran and D.Kavitha are doing I year B.C.A. Degree in the 3rd respondent College. On 07.10.2011, the petitioners attended the College as usual and at about 2.00pm, the petitioner Raghuvaran attended the Lab Class and thereafter, at about 2.30 pm, his Head of Department (HoD) Mr.Selvam and Lecturer Ponmani found mobile phone in his bag and that of one Kavitha, the other writ petitioner and earlier also, he found mobile phones in the bags of senior students, but no action was taken. Thereafter, Mr.Selvam enquired Raghuvaran and Kavitha as to why they brought mobile phones inside the college, for which Kavitha replied that she brought mobile phone forgottenly and it is not willful and he asked both Raghuvaran and Kavitha to give a letter of apology and accordingly,