S.P. Mehrotra, J. - (1.) THE present Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioners, inter alia, praying for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No. 2 (Vice Chancellor, M. J.P. Ruhilkhand University, Bareilly) to permit the petitioners and other students of B.A. Part-I, B.A. Part-II and B.A. Part-III of Muslima Girls Degree College, Sir Syed Nagar, Karula, Moradabad for their examination at the self-centre, as mentioned in the Admit Card, issued by the University.
(2.) IT is, inter-alia, averred in the Writ Petition that the petitioner Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the students of B.A. Part-I, the petitioner Nos. 5 and 6 are the students of B.A. Part-II and the petitioner Nos. 7 and 8 are the students of B.A. Part-III studying in the Institution M/s Muslima Girls Degree College, Sir Syed Nagar, Karula, District Moradabad (in short "Institution in question"). It is further averred in the Writ Petition that the Institution in ques tion is under the self-financial scheme and affiliated to M.J.P. Ruhilkhand University, Bareilly; and that the petitioners are appearing in B.A. Part-I, B.A. Part-II and B.A. Part-III Examinations, respectively, being held by the said University. It is, inter-alia, further averred in Writ Petition that on 25.2.2009, it came to the knowledge of the petitioners that the entire examination of B.A. Classes of the Institution in question has been centered at G.D.H.G. College, Moradabad. Copy of the List of Examination Centres dated 25.2.2009 issued by the said University has been filed as Annexure 3 to the Writ Petition.
(3.) IT is, inter-alia, further averred that the petitioners belong to weaker section and are Parda Nashin girls, and the financial conditions of the peti tioners are not so good and they cannot afford the expenses to move the exami nation centre, changed by the University. It is, inter-alia, further averred in the Writ Petition that about 106 Degree Colleges are affiliated with the said University and except the 32 Institutions mentioned in the list annexed as Annexure No. 3 to the Writ Petition, 74 other Institutions have the self-centres.;