ORDER :

Heard Sri P.V.L.Bhanu Prakash, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners and Sri A. Venkataramana, learned standing counsel appearing for the Respondents.

2. This Writ Petition is filed praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus by declaring the memo No. 3195/Acad.VI/2022 dated 29.11.2022 issued by the 3rd respondent herein in expelling the petitioners from all hostels and college vehicles permanently with effect from 01/11/2022 and rustication from institution for one year with effect from 01.11.2022, as arbitrary, illegal, bad in law, violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution and consequently set aside the memo No. 3195/Acad.VI/2022 dated 29.11.2022 issued by the 3rd respondent, further direct the respondents to permit the petitioners to appear for internal examination to be held from 22.02.2023 for the professional year 2022-23.

3. The case of the Petitioners, in brief, is as follows:

a) Petitioner nos. 1, 3, 4 and 8 are studying their II year and the petitioner nos. 2, 5, 6 and 7 are studying their IV-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry degree in the 4th respondent college. All the petitioners herein along with other students were placed un