( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution filed by a student of the Government technical Institute, Lucknow, praying for the quashing of certain. letters written by the Joint director of Industries, U. P. Kanpur in which that Officer refused his request for being declared successful in the examination for the diploma in the Mechanical and Engineering Course. The petitioner also prays for a direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Director of industries and the other respondents to declare him successful in the aforesaid examination. The petition is supported by an affidavit sworn by the petitioner himself. He makes the following allegations. After having passed the High School Examination in 1951, he joined Mechanical Engineering training class in the Government Technical Institute, Lucknow in 1954. There is a three years course of study for this diploma which is awarded after the student is successful in the final examination. The petitioner passed the examination at the end of the first year in 1955 and the second year in 1956. He appeared in the final examination in 1957 and claims that, according to the rules framed by the Governm