JUDGMENT :

C.L. Soni, J.

The petitioners of all these petitions have applied for the posts of Female Health Worker pursuant to the advertisement issued by the respondent No.3. The advertisement is for appointments on 22 posts of Female Health Worker with other posts. The petitioners have prayed to direct the respondent No.3 to permit them to appear in the open interview to be held on 27.6.2013 for the post of Female Health Worker without insisting for registration of Female Health Worker (FHW) Course and have challenged the advertisement dated 20.6.2013 insofar as it provides for registration of the said course as one of the requirements.

2. Since common questions are raised in all the petitions on almost identical facts, the petitions are heard and decided together.

3. The case of the petitioners is that the qualifications required by the advertisement at Annexure-A for the posts of Female Health Worker are (1) candidate must have passed SSC or its equivalent examination and (2) candidate must have passed examination of Female Health Worker Basic Training Course recognised by the Government and registered with Nursing Council. All of them have passed SSC examination and thus acquired