Adherence to State Government policy decisions and the prohibition of arbitrariness under Article 14 of the Constitution.

( 1 ) HEARD.

( 2 ) SRI P. K. Jain is appointed as amicus curiae to assist the Court, who pointed out that a representation made by the petitioner is pending before the District Level Committee in this regard.

( 3 ) IT is revealed from the averments made in the writ petition that in petitioners institution, there are 500 students in the High School and Intermediate classes out of which 116 girls students are nominated for appearing in the forthcoming examination which is going to be held from 18th march. 2002. It is also averred in paragraph 5 of the writ petition that when the petitioner came to know through newspaper dated 19. 10. 2001 that petitioners institution has not been made a centre for Board Examination, he sent a representation to respondent No. 1 on 27. 10. 2001 and the same was received also in the office of respondent No. 1. In the aforesaid representation dated 27. 10. 2001, the petitioner stated that report of the Examination Authority was found satisfactory about the examination conducted in the petitioners Institution pertaining to year 2001. It is averred in the writ petition that petitioners institution is on Kishani-Karhal road but by some political pressure, petitioners Institution has not been made a centre for Board examination, 2002. It Is also averred in paragraph 12 of the writ petition that petitioners institution is about 21 Kms. away from Tehsil, Karhal and their nearer colleges, namely, Ghatam dev Inter College, Bhanpur, Patara and Anr. Sri Nehru Smarak Inter College, Saman are also not in the list of examination centres.

( 4 ) LEARNED standing counsel brought to my notice departmental instructions, a copy whereof is produced by one office bearer in the office of Madhyamik Shiksha Parlshad, U. P. Allahabad. From perusal of departmental instructions, it is clear that girls are allotted Nehru Smarak Inter college, Saman and boys are allotted Examination Centre at Narsingh Inter College, Karhal.

( 5 ) LEARNED amicus curiae, Sri P. K. Jain vehemently urged before me that in accordance to para 2 of the policy decision, every attempt is to be made to accommodate girls in same Institution that is called self centre.

( 6 ) A close scrutiny of the material available on record throws a flood of light that for determination of examination centres for High School and Intermediate Examinations, 2001-2002, the State Government has taken a policy decision creating District Level Committees and Regional Level Committees. It is also evident from perusal of material available on record and averments made in the writ petition that District Level Committees are to send proposals to the Regional Level Committees consisting of Divisional Commissioner, Joint Director of education, Mandaliya Sahayak Nidesak (Basic) and all the District Inspectors of Schools of a region for allotment of Examination Centres for purposes of smooth conduct of Examinations of high School and Intermediate for the Session 2001-2002. It is pertinent to observe that policy decision taken by the State Government contemplates a District Level Committee, whose member-Secretary is District Inspector of Schools. The allotment of Centres is to be made by regional Level Committees on the recommendation of District Level Committees. It is inferable from the policy decision taken by the State Government that after approval of Centres by regional Level Committees, the proposed Centres are to be published in two newspapers by the district Inspector of Schools and its copies are to be affixed on the Notice Board in the Office of district Inspector of Schools.

( 7 ) IT is evident from perusal of policy decision of the State Government that guidelines specifically provide that Centres for examination of the students of High School and intermediate should be as far as possible within a distance of about 8 Kms. According to policy decision, every attempt is to be made to accommodate girls students in same institution, that is called "self centre