WP(C) 5698/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. P Upadhyay, learned counsel for the petitioners. None has appe ared on behalf of the respondents. The material facts leading to this writ petition may, in brief, be set o ut as under: The respondents, namely, Board of Secondary Education, Assam, has decide d to shift the HSLC Examination Centre from Jalukbari HS School to Dharapur HS S chool. It is this decision, which is under challenge in this writ petition, made under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Considering the fact that the impugned decision has been taken by the Bo ard of Secondary Education, Assam, upon considering the reply to the notice of s how cause given to the Examination Centre Committee of Jalukbari HS School and, amongst others, the allegations were that the candidates had been allowed to ado pt unfair means in the examination, the rules of the Board had not been followed , there was lack of facilities like urinal, drinking water and boundary wall, th e decision, in such a matter, has to rest with Board of Secondary Education, Ass am, inasmuch as it is the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, which is the appr opriate authority to take a decision in such matters, particularly, when the all egations of lack of facilities at the examination center of the petitioner scho ol could not be effectively denied or disputed. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and as agreed to by t he learned counsel for the petitioners, this writ petition is disposed of with d irection to the respondents, particularly, respondent No. 3, namely, Secretary, Board of Secondary Education, Assam, Guwahati, that if the petitioners make, wit h regard to the impugned decision, any representation addressed to Board of Seco ndary Education, Assam, the same shall be considered and disposed of by making a speaking order, at the earliest possible, in the light of such materials as ava ilable on record and the law relevant thereto. It is, however, made clear that t his direction shall not be treated as an order of stay or suspension of the impu gned decision of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam.