The petitioner has come forward with the present Writ Petition, seeking for cancellation of B.L.Degree obtained by the 3rd respondent.

2. According to the petitioner, he is working as Senior Assistant Secretary (Establishment), General Administration Department of Chennai Port Trust. The 3rd respondent, while in service, had completed B.L.Degree in the year 1981. He joined services of the Chennai Port Trust as a regular employee on 11.10.1979 on probation. While discharging services as regular employee, it could not have been possible for him to attend the regular course at Pondicherry Law College which is situated almost 150 kms from place of work of the 3rd respondent. During the period of probation, the employee is not entitled to extended periods of leave and even if he avails such extension of period of leave, then consequently, period of probation would get extended for a further period. His probation was declared in the said post of Lower Division Clerk on 22.11.1981, by which, it is clear that he had never taken any extended periods of leave for the purpose of pursuing the course. Even for pursuing the said course, the third respondent had not obtained any