Dilip B. Bhosale, J.

1. These petitions, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, raise common questions of law, relating to the filling up of vacancies in the cadre of Civil Judges (Junior Division) pursuant to the notifications issued by the High Court for direct recruitment, and hence are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The first petition (PIL No.31 of 2015) is filed by a designated Senior Advocate practicing in this Court. The 2nd and 3rd petitions (W.P. Nos.5394 & 5433 of 2015) are filed by two advocates, and the fourth petition (W.P. No.5415 of 2015) is filed by a Superintendent in the Rangareddy District Court.

3. In the PIL, petitioner has prayed for a writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondent – High Court in not bifurcating subordinate judiciary and for notifying 97 vacancies of the posts of Civil Judges (Junior Division) for the year 2014 vide Notification No.15/2014-RC, dated 9.1.2014, and consequential Notification No.15/2014-RC, dated 1.2.2014, inviting applications for recruitment to the said 97 posts (for short, “2014 Notification”); and so also similar Notification bearing No.54/2015-RC, dated 5.2.2015, notifying 34 vacancies of