P. VENKATARAMA REDDI, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioners are said to be practising Advocates, who appeared for the written test and viva voce held pursuant to the recruitment notification issued by the High Court in October, 1996. According to the petitioners, they qualified themselves in the selection. In fact, some of the petitioners allege that their names were included in the original list of selected candidates sent up by the high Court to the Government. But later on, their names were deleted on the application of the principle of carry forward of vacancies reserved for women and left unfilled. In Writ Petition No. 18307 of 1998 filed by five petitioners, the prayer is to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioners as District Munsifs in response to the Notification dated 23-10-1996 adjudging their candidature in accordance with their merit and not to keep the posts vacant, but to fill them in accordance with law. Writ Petition No. 21451 of 1998 is filed by four petitioners who seek a declaration that the action of the respondents in applying the Note (2) of Rule 22 of A. P. State and Subordinate service Rules pertaining to the principle of carry forward vacancies in respect of wo

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