ORDER

On 17.6.1996 the Orissa Public Service Commission (for short the Commission ) issued an advertisement No. 5 of 1996-97, inviting application in the prescribed form for 25 posts of Temporary Munsif (Emergency Recruitment) in Class II of Orissa Judicial Service.

2. The appellants herein and the respondents along with the others submitted an application before the Commission.

3. A written examination was held by the Commission and in terms thereof, a list of the successful candidates was prepared. The selectees were later on interviewed by the Commission and in the said proceeding a sitting Judge of the High Court acted as an expert. Thereafter the select list has been prepared on the basis of merit, which contained 39 names. The names of the appellants, admittedly, found place therein. The said list was sent to the State Government for its approval. The State Government, however, on receiving the said list, prepared another list. The name of Khetrabasi Biswal also found place therein. The names of the appellants, namely, Dipali Chand and Govinda Chandra Parida and another were omitted. Several writ applications were filed by Ajaya Kumar Baral, Pradipta Kishore Bhuyan, Krushna Cha