J. M. MAHAPATRA, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ application presents the woeful story of some candidates who had appeared in Certificate Course in Physical Education Examination, 1990 as private candidates, and who having been declared to have passed the examination on 12-11-90 were again declared to have failed by notification dated 14-12-1990. The petitioners, in number of Jagannath College of Physical Education, Mundal have prayed for commanding the apposite parties to restore their results declaring them to have passed and to quash Annexure-2 dated 14-12-90 communicating the revised results declaring them to have failed.

( 2 ) THE facts of the case may be briefly stated thus :- The petitioners had all appeared as private candidates in the P. E. T. Examination, 1990 at the Government College of P. E. T. held in Secondary Board High School, Cuttack and their results were communicated by opposite party No. 2, the Principal, Government College of Physical Education, Orissa to the Principal, Jagannath College of physical Education by letter dated 3-12-1990, Annexure-1. Subsequently, the Board of Secondary Education, opposite party No. 1 by notification No. 1427 dated 14-12-90 declared that th