( 1 ) THESE appeals are directed against the judgment of the Patna High Court dated 16/01/1995 in C. W. J. C. Nos. 4505 and 4180 of 1994 relating to the 38th Combined Competitive (Main) Examination conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) for making selection for appointment to the civil services in the State of Bihar.

THE Combined Competitive Examination is conducted by the Commission in two parts. There is a preliminary examination for all the applicants and those who qualify in the preliminary examination are required to take the Main Written Examination which is followed by viva voce test. Prior to the 37th examination, the Commission was adopting the system of evaluation of the answer books by outside examiners and for that purpose answer books were sent to the examiners outside the State. Before the commencement of the 37th examination, the Chairman of the Commission decided to introduce the system of centralised evaluation of answer books.

( 2 ) THE said system of centralised evaluation of answer books was assailed in a writ petition filed before the Patna High Court (Sanjay Kumar v. Bihar Public Service Commission, (1994)