ORDER :- Petitioner Anil Kumar Srivastava, wanted to appear at the 1972 M.Sc. Final (Mathematics) Examination conducted by the Allahabad University, which was due to commence on 15th of April, 1972. On 13th of April, 1972 the Registrar of the University informed him that he could not appear in the examination as he had failed in the M.Sc. (Previous) examination held in the year 1971. Being aggrieved by the action of the respondents, the petitioner filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution on 14-4-1972, claiming a writ of Mandamus, commanding the respondents to permit him to appear in the M.Sc. (Final) examination and to declare his result.

2. While admitting the writ petition this Court directed the respondents to allow the petitioner to appear at the 1972 M. Sc. (Final) examination, but made it clear that declaration of petitioner's result would be subject to the ultimate decision in the writ petition. According to the petitioner, he appeared in the M. Sc. (Previous) Mathematics Examination conducted by the University of Allahabad in April/May, 1971 and his roll No. was 229. In due course the result of the M. Sc. (Prev.) examination was pasted on the notice b

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