( 1 ) THE petitioner who is in his teens has been compelled to knock at the doors of justice by invoking extra-ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Arts. 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for issue of writ of certiorari for quashment of order dated 6-1-2001 contained in Annexure P-6 and to further issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to permit him to appear in the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination, 2001 as a regular student.

( 2 ) THE facts as have been unfolded in the petition are that the petitioner appeared in the High School Certificate Examination in the year 1998 conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board') as a result student of Government Higher Secondary School Ganesh Ganj Ranjhi, Jabalpur and passed the same in second division. Thereafter, he took admission in St. Marys' Higher Secondary School, Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, Estate, Jabalpur and studied as a regular student in the academic session 1998-99 and passed XIth Standard Examination from the said school. A copy of the report card in that regard has been brought on record as Annexure-P-2. As averred in the writ petition d