ORDER :

R. Raghunandan Rao, J.

1. The petitioners, who are 15 in number in the present writ petition, are seeking a declaration that the action of the respondent in not allowing non-programmable calculators for Paper-II (General Aptitude) and blatantly neglecting Telugu translation mistakes in at least 51 questions in Paper-1 (General Studies) & Paper-II (General Aptitude) of Group-I Preliminary examination vide notification No. 27/2018 conducted on 26.05.2019 as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 14 and Article 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently to set aside Group-I Preliminary examination vide notification No. 27/2018 conducted on 26.05.2019.

2. The A.P. Public Service Commission had issued a notification dated 31.12.2018 for filling up various carry forward vacancies and fresh vacancies falling under Group-I Service. The said notification also set out the conditions under which the recruitment process would be carried out. The selection process was in three stages, viz., preliminary examination, main examination and interview. All persons, who are eligible in terms of age and other qualifications were permitted to appear for the preliminary examination, which