ORDER :

N. Kotiswar Singh, J.

1. Heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. R. Sensua, learned counsel and Mr. S. Borthakur, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. C. Baruah, learned Standing Counsel, APSC assisted by Mr. R.K. Talukder, learned counsel and Mr. S.S. Roy, learned Govt. Advocate for the State.

2. As the issues raised in these 2 (two) petitions are common and relate to same recruitment process, these two petitions are taken up together and disposed of by this common order.

3. The common grievance in these two petitions relate to what the Court sometimes considers an "inadvertent mistake". If that is so, any inadvertent mistake would be condonable.

Therefore, it may be ascertained whether this mistake was inadvertent or not and whether it can be condoned.

4. Apparently, these petitioners had appeared in the preliminary examination in terms of the advertisement issued by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) on 17.5.2018 for recruitment to various posts under the State as mentioned in the advertisement.

5. The aforesaid recruitment process consists of a preliminary examination and main examination. These petitions relate to the preliminar