BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J

1. In this batch of petitions, the petitioners seek the quashing of the notice dated 23.12.2011 issued by the High Court of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘the DHC’) whereby, on the basis of performance in the Delhi Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination (hereinafter referred to as ‘the said DJS Exam’) held on 18.12.2011, 276 candidates have been short-listed for being provisionally admitted to the Delhi Judicial Service Examination (Written), subject to verification of their eligibility. The petitioners also seek a writ directing the DHC to evaluate the marks afresh of all the candidates who appeared for the said DJS Exam based on the corrections/ deletions/ amendments to the questions and answer keys. The petitioners also pray that the DHC be restrained from conducting the Delhi Judicial Service Examination (Main) till the entire results of the said DJS Exam are processed afresh.

2. The DHC had, in September 2011, issued a public notice in respect of 50 vacancies in the Delhi Judicial Service [23-general, 6 – SC, 15 – ST, 5 – Physically handicapped (blind/ low vision), 1 – Physically handicapped (orthopaedic)], indicating that for filling up