B. N. MISRA, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioners who had taken the Annual Intermediate Examination in Arts of the Utkal University from the Kharasrota College Centre, Singhpur in the year 1982 have challenged the notification of the University, dated 5-6-82, Annexure 6, cancelling the result of the candidates who had taken the I. A. Examination, 1982 from the aforesaid Centre.

( 2 ) OPPOSITE party No. 2 is the Principal of the Kharasrota College, Singhpur. The Annual I. A. Examination was held at the College Centre from 15-3-82 till 12-4 82. After the two persons who had been appointed as Centre Superintendents declined to act as such one after the other, the examination commenced on 153-82 with opposite party No. 2 acting as the Centre Superintendent, vide Annexure 2 (b ). Dr. P. C. Mohapatra, one of the two Supervisors appointed for the Centre, inspected the Centre on 16-3-82. It is alleged by the petitioners that as Dr. Mohapatra had an unpleasant incident with an outsider, he submitted a biased report against the Centre to the University. On 18-3-82 opposite party No. 3 appeared before opposite party No. 2 at the Centre with a letter from Principal Shri G. N. Acharya who was then a memb