Hon’ble A.P. Sahi, J.—All the four petitioners in these three writ petitions have come up with a common prayer for annulling the results of the LL.M. Entrance Examinations, 2010, conducted by the Banaras Hindu University and for a direction to hold fresh Entrance Examinations and to declare the results accordingly. An additional prayer has been made in Writ Petition No. 44713/10 for granting admission to the petitioner therein on the basis of the marks obtained after revaluation.

2. The ground for challenge in all the three writ petitions initially raised was founded on a heavy suspicion and an allegation of violation of procedure and subsequently an amendment was carried out bringing on record certain facts to substantiate the apprehension of the petitioners that irregularities had been established on an enquiry by the University itself. These facts relating to the developments, after the complaints were enquired into, are also indicated in the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the University which has been relied upon by the petitioners in support of their contentions.

3. One of the petitioners in Writ Petition No. 42798/10 appeared in person and the other petitions w