JUDGMENT :

A.K. Goswami, J.

1. Heard Mr. C. Baruah, learned counsel appearing for the appellants. Also heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Senior counsel, assisted by Mr. S. Borthakur and Mr. R. Sensua, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 1 as well as Mr. H.K. Hazarika, learned State counsel for respondent No. 2 in both the appeals.

2. The challenge in these two intra-court appeals is to a common judgment and order dated 06.05.2019, passed in WP (C) 2187/2019 and WP (C) 2188/2019, allowing the writ petitions filed by both the respondent No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as "the candidates") directing the appellants herein either to tick the C series in the OMR Answer Sheets of the respondent No. 1 or, in the alternative, to evaluate their OMR Answer Sheets manually by examiners/evaluators in respect of General Studies paper of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2018, conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) for screening the candidates for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) Main Examination, 2018 for recruitment to the services/posts of ACS and allied services under the Government of Assam. Further direction was issued to the effect that in case