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14. In obedience to the order of this Court, the College authorities constituted a Committee, appointing three persons to interview the said petitioners and send communications to the petitioners to attend enquiry on 23-12-2002. As fixed, the enquiry was conducted on 23-12-2002.

15. After thorough interrogation, the College authorities filed a report before this Court on 3-1-2003 along with the interrogatories and the answers given by the parents and students. In the meantime, the above petitioners also filed separate affidavits, requesting to show "mercy" on them.

44. As directed by this Court, the College authorities constituted a Special Committee to interview students. The communication was sent asking the petitioners concerned to appear for the interview before the said Committee in the College premises on 23-12-2002. The interview was attended by Senthil, the first petitioner, Jayasingh, the second petitioner and Chandran, the fourth petitioner. Unfortunately, the seventh petitioner-Shankar did not choose to attend interview. The Committee interrogated the petitioners 1,2 and 4 separately. Special interrogatories were prepared by them and those interrogatories were put to them. After recording the answers given by them, the College authorities prepared a final report and filed the same before this Court on 3-1-2003.

46. I have also gone through the interrogatories and answers given by P. Senthil, the first petitioner, Jayasingh, the second petitioner and Chandran, the fourth petitioner. Shankar, the seventh petitioner did not attend the interview. Along with Senthil--first petitioner, on the same day, the mother of Senthil also was interrogated. Chandran-fourth petitioner was not accompanied by his parents, but was accompanied by his elder brother. He was also separately interrogated. Second petitioner-Jayasingh's parents accompanied and they were also interrogated. Though the seventh petitioner-Shankar did not come, his mother and elder brother attended the interview and they were interrogated.

51. While accepting the report of the College authorities dated 3-1-2003, in regard to Jayasingh, the second petitioner, this Court has to show some sympathy on the petitioners 1,4 and 7 also especially in the light of the fact that as per the direction of this Court, they also wrote examinations and passed in several subjects. Though the seventh petitioner-Shankar has not attended interview on 23-12-2002 before the College authorities, it is noticed that on his behalf, his mother and brother attended the interview and gave answers to the interrogatories.