1. Both the writ petitions are being disposed of by a common judgment because in both the petitions, challenge is to the selection made by the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (hereinafter called 'the Commission') in the Public Service Commission Examination for the year 2003 on various grounds.

2. The undisputed facts are that the Commission issued an advertisement on 04.07.2003 inviting applications for 177 posts in the said Civil Services ranging from Deputy Superintendent of Police to Sub Inspector (Excise Department). The test was to be conducted in three parts viz. preliminary examination, main examination and interview. The preliminary examination consists of two papers of objective type. The main examination consists of seven papers of conventional type questions and the interview was to carry 250 marks. The preliminary examination was conducted on 21.12.2003. Thereafter, the main examination was conducted. The Petitioners were called for interview but their names did not find place in the final merit list. They sought certain information from the Commi