Hemant Gupta, J.

This order shall dispose of LPA Nos. 1271, 1272, 1282, 1595 of 2013 and 1282 of 2013 directed against common judgment of the learned single Bench of this Court, dated 6.8.2013, as also LPA No. 604 of 2014 directed against an interim order, dated 16th January, 2014, passed by the learned single Judge in terms of the order passed in CWJC No. 2351 of 2013, now subject matter of LPA No. 1271 of 2013 and connected cases, but posted the writ application for hearing after the decision in SLP (Civil) No. 23713 of 2009 or LPA No. 1271 of 2013.

2. Since the issue is common in both sets of appeal, the same have been taken up for hearing together. For the facility of reference, the facts are being taken from LPA No. 1271 of 2013 (1st set of appeals).

3. The respondents have invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court claiming a writ of certiorari for quashing the result of Preliminary Test (PT) of 53rd to 55th Combined Competitive Examination, held/published by Bihar Public Service Commission (for short, 'the Commission’), on 19th October, 2012, so as to recast the