JUDGMENT :

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

1. In this batch of writ petitions, primarily, the pleadings in WPC No. 591/2012 and WPC No. 1067/2012 are relied upon by the learned counsel for the parties and therefore, while disposing of these petitions, essentially, reference would be made to the pleadings in the aforesaid writ petitions. Of course, whenever necessary, reference to the pleadings made in other writ petitions would be made as well.

2. At the very outset, nevertheless, a brief reference to the writ petitions as well as prayers made therein would be in order.

3. WPC No. 591/2012 is filed by a registered society espousing the cause of the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. In the writ petition, following prayers are made:

“1. Quash amendment No. 368/D.19/21-A/PRA/CHH.G./12, dated 18.01.2012 whereby Section 4(2)(i) of Chhattisgarh Public Service (Reservation for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe & Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994 has been amended (Chhattisgarh Lok Seva (Anusuchit Jatiyon, Anusuchit Jan Jatiyon Aur Anya Pichere Wargo Ke Liye Aarakshan) Adhiniyam, 1994) and declare the same