ORDER :

Heard Mr. Prashant Bhushan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Maninder Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General, along with Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel appearing for the Registrar General of the High Court of Delhi. We have also heard Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, learned senior counsel appearing for the writ petitioner in W.P.(C) No. 712 of 2015.

2. Invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, Writ Petition (C) No. 514 of 2015 was filed asserting certain aspects in awarding marks to the candidates who appeared in the preliminary and also main examinations for Delhi Judicial Services, meant for 2014. Be it noted, after hearing the learned counsel for the parties on 14.12.2015, the following order was passed :-

"We have been apprised at the Bar that 659 candidates had qualified in the preliminary examination and appeared in the main examination and out of the same, 15 candidates have been selected after facing the interview. It is not disputed by the learned counsel for the respondents that the total vacancies are 80 in number. Be that as it may. It is well settled in law that if the suitable candidates are not found, t