S. K. Singh, J.

1. PRAYER in this petition is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order of the opposite party No. 1 dated 20.4.2001 (Annexure-9) to the writ petition. By the aforesaid order, the petitioner has been expelled from the Banaras Hindu University and has been debarred from pursuing any course of study or appearing at any entrance test of the University or taking any employment whatsoever in the university with immediate effect.

2. SUMMARY of the facts dealing the issue can be summarized. When the impugned action against the petitioner came into existence, he happened to be a student of last semester, i.e., VIIIth semester of B. Tech. Chemical Engineering. The petitioner was selected for the aforesaid B. Tech. Chemical Engineering course in the Institute of Technology in the Banaras Hindu University on his performance in the admission test conducted on all India basis. Petitioner states that he has a good academic record as in the High School and Intermediate examinations conducted by the U. P. Board, he has secured 79% and 76% marks respectively. Petitioner claims that he has passed out all the semesters regularly with good