( 1 ) THE petitioner was a student of Agra University and passed his B, A. Part I examination from the University in the year 1953-54 from Agra College Agra. Ho pursued his studies in B. A. Part ii in 1956-57 and also appeared in April 1957 for the final examination. He appeared at all the papers intended for the examination but his result was withheld and in July, 1957 he was informed by the University that his examination had been cancelled and he had also been debarred from appearing at the examination of the University for the year 1958 as he used unfair means in the examination held in 1957. The facts leading to the cancellation of his examination as well as to his disqualification for appearing in the examination in 1958 were that during the examination of 1957 the invigilator on duty at the examination centre where the petitioner had been allotted his seat found from his possession a certain paper from which he was found to be copying. This chit was taken possession of by the invigilator who also asked the petitioner to give his statement with respect to it but he (the petitioner) declined to do so. This last fact is not admitted by the petitioner, namely, t