IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17797 of 2010 AKASH KUMAR RAM & ORS . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 2. 02.11.2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioners are stated to be students of Government Polytechnic College, Chapra for the three years Diploma Course to be held during the Sessions 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010- 2011. Learned Counsel submits that the lst year examination was scheduled to commence at Gopalganj on 17.2.2009. The entire examination was cancelled by the State Board of Technical Education and the fresh date for the examination was announced on 10.8.2009. The petitioners cleared four/five papers and therefore were required to reappear under the regulation having failed to clear the minimum number of papers. They reappeared in the examination on 10.8.2009 when petitioners 1 and 2 are stated to have cleared nine papers while petitioner no. 3 cleared seven papers. The contention is that under the regulation the petitioners have a right to appear at three consecutive lst year examinations in order to pass the lst year of the Course. The respondents are treating the cancelled examination of 17.2.2009 as one of the three examinations. It is submitted that if entire examination came to be cancelled it cannot be taken into consideration for any purpose. Had the examination been cancelled only partially the matter may have been entirely different. The matter appears to be one of academics involving interpretation of regulations. The petitioners appear to have rushed directly to the Court without first representing before the authorities. This Court considers those concerned with the academics better situated to first consider and interpret the regulations whereafter the issue of judicial review may or may not arise. Let the petitioners represent before the respondent no. 5 within a period of one week from today. Let the said respondent dispose the petitioners’ representation by a reasoned and speaking order within a maximum period of two weeks from the date of receipt and/or presentation of the representation so as to ensure that the petitioners are not prejudiced in any manner by denial of opportunity to seek admission to the second year of the course which is stated to be commencing from 30.11.2010. The writ application stands disposed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)