Rajiv Sharma, J.

1. This special appeal is instituted against the judgment dated 23rd November, 2016 rendered by learned Single Judge in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2391 of 2016.

2. Appellants approached this Court by way of Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2391 of 2016 seeking the following reliefs:-

"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the Clause A- 1, A-2 & A-4 of the Heading of determination of merit of under Graduate classes of directory of 2016-17.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3 to provide the same weightage to the petitioners those are students of C.B.S.E. Board like student of Uttarakhand Board in the admission session of respondent No. 4 college.

(iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent No. 4 to give the provisional admission to the petitioner in the B.com, B. Sc. Ist year in the Session 2016-17 in the Saheed Durgamalla Govt. P.G. College, Doiwala, Dehradun."

3. Case of the appellants/petitioners in the writ petition was that Clauses A-1, A-2 and A-4 of the Brochure-cum-Admission Form for the Academic Session 2016-17, issued