ORDER :

1. With the consent of all the learned counsels the writ petitions have been taken up for hearing.

PETITIONERS’ SUBMISSIONS:

2. The lead argument in this batch of cases was commenced in W.P.No.11033 of 2021 by Sri B. Adinarayana Rao, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners. Learned Senior Counsel briefly touched upon the history of the case and pointed out that in W.P.No.11033 of 2021 the crux of the issue (as described in the Writ Petition) is the conduct of the main examination, evaluation of answer scripts, which are outsourced to an unknown entity, and a new concept of ‘digital evaluation’ being introduced by the A.P.Public Service Commission. The learned Senior Counsel drew the attention of this Court to the interim order that was passed in this batch of cases on 16.06.2021. He points out that in the interim order itself there was a discussion about the issues raised and thereafter the order was passed. He points out that in the interim order in page 10, this Court noticed that the essential issue raised is about the appointment of the third party to digitally evaluate