vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.842 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.842 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.842 OF 2008 Hindi Junior College & Anr. ... Petitioners V/s. The Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune & ORs ... Respondents Mr.S.D. Rupawate and Mr.Sachin Bansode for Petitioners Mr.Kiran Gandhi for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 3 Mr.R.P. Behare, Addl. G.P., for Respondent No.4 CORAM: J.N. PATEL & J.N. PATEL & J.N. PATEL & SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. DATED: FEBRUARY 7, 2008 FEBRUARY 7, 2008 FEBRUARY 7, 2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Heard. 2. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking directions against the respondents to accept the forms for the HSC examination to be held in February 2008 of 10 students by issuing hall tickets to them. It is the case of the petitioners that the last date for submission of the forms with late fees was 12.1.2008 and that the applications of these students could not be submitted in due time because of the default on the part of J.N. Kamble, Junior Clerk working in the petitioner Junior College. 3. In the interests of the students, we are : 2 : inclined to entertain the petition and dispose it of at the stage of admission itself. We direct Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 3 to accept the forms of 10 students as per exhibit B for HSC examination due to commence from 11.2.2008 after examining their eligibility and on the students paying the late fees and penalty in accordance with the rules. Such forms should be accepted if all the requisite compliances are made and late fees and penalty as assessed by the respondent Board is paid by tomorrow i.e., February 8, 2008. 4. Learned counsel for the Respondent Board states that the students be directed to appear for examination from the Centre assigned to them as per the convenience of the Board as these students are being accommodated at the eleventh hour and arrangements will have to be made for the said purpose. The petitioners would inform the students accordingly and abide by the choice of the Board in assigning the Centres to them. 5. Petition is disposed of accordingly. 6. Parties to act on an authenticated copy of the order. (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (J.N. PATEL, J.)