ORDER :

1. Heard learned senior counsel for the parties.

2. Leave granted.

3. The correctness of the common judgment and order dated 6.4.2011 passed in LPA No.672 of 2010 and LPA No. 634 of 2010 by the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Patna is under challenge in these civil appeals by the appellant.

4. Questioning the correctness and legality of the said common judgment and prayed to set aside the same by allowing the appeals and restore the judgment and order passed in CWJC Nos. 15113 and 11413 of 2009.

5. The relevant brief facts are as under:

The appellant pursuant to the advertisement made by the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (in short "HPCL") invited applications for awarding LPG distributorship of 13 locations including one, namely, Hajipur. The appellant herein submitted the application along with other applicants including respondent No.7 and the appellant Rameshwar Prasad Choudhary in the connected civil appeals arising out of special leave petition Nos. 19648-19649/2012. Interviews were held on 28.3.2008 and results were declared on 29.3.2008 and the appellant has been empanelled at serial no.1 in the merit panel on the basis of evaluation of all aspects