JUDGMENT

K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY, J.:— The review petitions are against the order dated 30 April 1990, dismissing Special Leave Petitions Nos.3131-37,/88 and other connected petition. The Special Leave Petitions are directed against the decision of the Karnataka High Court dated 21 January 1988 by which the petitioners were unseated by quashing their appointments. The Court while dismissing the Special Leave Petitions, however, issued certain directions as under:

"The SLPs are rejected but with the following directions:

The High Court shall intimate the State Public Service Commission the total vacancies in the cadre of Second Division Clerks on the establishment of Subordinate Courts and the Public Service Commission shall then immediately take up the process of selection of candidates for appointment to such vacancies. To avoid delay the Public Service Commission may take up this process exclusively for filling-up the vacancies in the establishment of the subordinate judiciary. All these procedures shall be completed with allotment of candidates to respective districts within eight months from today.

2. The candidates whose appointments have been set aside by the High Court are entitle