( 1 ) LEAVE granted in SLP (C) No. 8707 of 2000.

( 2 ) THESE four appeals are directed against the judgment of the Punjab and haryana High Court in four different writ petitions. The appellants in each of the appeals had applied for the post in Haryana Civil Services (Executive branch) for which post advertisement had been issued by the Public Service commission. Though the number of posts tentatively had been indicated in the advertisement but it was stipulated that the vacancy position may change. The advertisement in question had been issued on 24-12-1992. The written examination was held in the year 1993, but for some contingencies the interviews could not be held immediately thereafter. In fact the interview was held in January to March 1996. Between the date of the advertisement and till the date of holding the interview, several other posts in the services fell vacant. The Public Service Commission, however, ultimately gave the list of those number of vacancies for which the initial requisition had been made. The present appellants accordingly moved the High Court for issuance of a mandamus that since vacancies had been available by the date of the interview, it would be mee