JUDGMENT

Soumitra Saikia, J. - These Writ petitions being WP(C) No. 5572/2017, WP(C) No. 7147/2017 & WP(C) No. 7387/2017 although filed by different petitioners centre around a common question and are premised on similar facts. These writ petitions are a sequel to an earlier round of litigation resorted to by the petitioners pertaining to the same issue. The petitioners are aggrieved by the rejection of their candidatures seeking contractual appointments to the posts of Assistant Teachers in Lower Primary Schools in various districts of Assam, in pursuance to advertisements issued by the respondent authorities. Additionally, WP(C) No. 8068/2019 has been filed by the petitioners therein challenging the Schedule-I framed under Rule 3(vi)(a) of the Assam Elementary Education (Provincialization) Rules, 1977 and thereby seeking a Writ of Certiorari for setting aside and quashing of the said Schedule-I framed under Rule 3(vi)(a). A further prayer is also made seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent authorities to amend the impugned Schedule-I of the Assam Elementary Education (Provincialization) Rules, 1977 and thereby to provide for adding of marks secured by the candidates i