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The petitioner appeared in the M. Sc. Chemistry I Annual Examination of 1973 held in May-July 1974, under Roll No. 3187. While he was taking the examination in the Organic Chemistry, Special Paper at the Government College, Lahore on 3-9-1973, the respondent, the Controller of the Examina tions, visited the Centre and took into possession some 54 handwritten leaves, seven cyclostyled leaves and two typed leaves, according to the petitioner from a folding chair lying far away from his seat. The respondent issued a memo. to the petitioner on 28-7-1974 to the following effect :-   "You are charged as under   (i) You appeared in the M. Sc. Chemistry I Annual Examination of 1973 held in May-July 1974 under Roll No. 3187. On 3-7-74 while you were taking examination in Inorganic Chemistry Special Paper, at Government College, Lahore Centre No. 6, the Controller of Examina tions visited the Centre and recovered 54 handwritten leaves, seven cyclostyled leaves and two typed leaves containing notes relevant to the question paper, from which you might have copied."   The petitioner submitted a reply and stated that he had no concern whatsoever with the handwritten or cyclostyled or typed leaves, nor, the same had been recovered from his possession. He was not even aware of the existence of the alleged material which was found in a folded chair far away from his reach in any manner. It was added that since he had no concern or connection with the material, there was no question of his copying from that. Lastly, it was stated that paras. 12 and 13 of the Regulation with which the petitioner had been charged, do not have any application to the facts of the case. On 11-1-1975, the petitioner was informed that he could appear before the Disciplinary Committee if he liked on 15th of January 1975. The petitioner appeared before the said Committee and stated that be had no concern whatsoever with the material. However, on 6-3-1975 he was informed that "you have been disqualified for using unfair means in the above mentioned examination for a period of one year under regulation 13 at page 186 of the University Calendar, Volume I (196364). You will not…