( 1 ) IN all this group of petitions the facts are interconnected and to some extent the issues involved are also interconnected and therefore they are being dealt with by this common judgment.

( 2 ) THE short facts of the case are that during the period prior to 1980 the recruitment to the post of Police Sub Inspector (hereinafter referred to as "psi" for short) was made by separate Recruitment Board constituted under the provisions of Gujarat Police Manual, 1971 Part I Rule 61. The said Selection Committee was headed by the Inspector General of Police. It appears that during the period of 1980 vide Notification, dated 21. 1. 1980 such work for recruitment for the post of PSI in the State was entrusted to Gujarat Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as "gpsc" for short ). It further appears that thereafter there was a report of Bavecha Committee and it was recommended in the said report that the recruitment of Class I and II officers should be concentrated by the Public Service Commission and the recruitment of Class III officers should be handed over to different agency according to need. Therefore, accordingly, the State Govt had constituted a Subor