( 1 ) THESE two petitions filed under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India raise common questions of law based on almost common facts, and therefore, they are decided by this common judgment.

( 2 ) THE relevant facts giving rise to present petitions shortly stated are as under : (i) Both the petitioners applied to District Primary Education Committee, mehsana District, for appointment to the post of Primary Teacher. (ii) The petitioner in Spl. C. A. No. 8496 of 1991 in her application stated that in the year 1984 she had obtained 711 marks out of 1000 marks in P. T. C. examination. She also stated in such an application that as per the procedure marks obtained in the subjects of Samuh Jivan, Buniyadi udyog Yearly Work and Sahayak Udyog Yearly Work marks being 56, 66 and 33 respectively were required to be deducted and after such deduction she had obtained 560 marks. Such application was signed by the petitioner herself and is filled in by her in her own hand-writing. (iii) The petitioner in Spl. C. A. No. 8497 of 1991 had also applied for appointment as Primary Teacher to District Education Committee, Mehsana and in her application she has stated that she had obtained 712