( 1 ) IN Writ Petition No- 48219 of 2002 and Writ Petition No. 55529 of 2002, prayer has been made for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to take special examination of the petitioners in the subjects in which they have failed and hold the next semester examination only thereafter, and permit the students to pass in all subjects of 4 years B. Tech. Course in 7 years. In Writ Petition No. 15865 of 2003, prayer has been made for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus to permit the petitioners to attend 4th and 6th semester classes and fill their examination forms for 4th and 6th semester examination, and further for quashing ordinance Nos. 9. 3 and 10. 1 (Annexures-12 and 16 to the writ petition), and further for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to extend the benefit of 15 grace marks to petitioner No. 3 as awarded to the students of B. Tech. course.

( 2 ) BRIEF background of the case is that the petitioners after being selected in U. P. State engineering Admission Test, were accorded admission in respective Engineering Colleges, and thereafter each one of the petitioners has been pursuing his study