Amarjeet Chaudhary, J. - (1.) This order will dispose of Civil Writ Petition Nos. 1154, 1390, 1758, 2558 and 3128 of 1989 as the common question of law and fact is involved in all these cases. For the purpose of decision the facts are being initiated from Civil Writ petition No. 1758 of1989.
(2.) The petitioner who is a Graduate applied for admission to the Bachelor of Education Course through correspondence courses in response to an advertisement issued by respondent No. 1 - University. The eligibility criteria for the said course was as under "Two categories of B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. with at least 45% marks, will be eligible for admission to the B.Ed. Course through Correspondence Course. Category A - B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. in service trained teachers and having at least five years of teaching experience. Category B - B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. men and women candidates." The petitioner was admitted to the said course and issued a Roll No. He accordingly started his studies. The course in question is of one year's duration and when the petitioner had pursued the course for about seven months, to his utter dismay, a letter dated 3rd December, 1988 (Annexure P-2) was received by him from the respondent-University informing him that "since he has not passed the BA. Examination with full subjects*his admission for the said course has been cancelled". Aggrieved by this order, the petitioner has filed this petition for issuance of a writ quashing the order dated 3rd December, 1988 (Annexure P-2).
(3.) The order Annexure P-2 has been challenged on the ground that the petitioner was fully eligible to seek admission to the B.Ed. Course mid he fulfilled all the requisite qualifications. According to the petitioner, it was nowhere mentioned either in the advertisement or in the admission form that the candidate holding a Graduation degree in full subjects only could be admitted to the B.Ed. course. In support of his academic qualifications, the petitioner has annexed with this petition his certificate of Bachelor of Arts Annexure P-3 and the Result-cum-Detailed Marks Card Annexure P.4.;