1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals have been filed against different orders passed by Kerala High Court upholding orders passed by Kerala Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") rejecting applications filed by the appellants for the post of Junior Health Inspector, Grade II, in Kerala Health Service either on the ground that they made false statement in the application form to the effect that they had not applied in more than one district for appointment on the said posts though they had so applied or applied in more than one districts contrary to the instructions in the Gazette notification published for appointment on the said posts both of which are independently sufficient grounds for rejection of the applications.

3. The short facts giving rise to these appeals are that the Commission issued a notification, inviting applications for filling up 348 posts of Junior Health Inspector, Grade-II, in 14 districts of the State of Kerala, published in Kerala Gazette on 2.4.1996 and in Part I, Note-(2), thereof a restriction was put to the effect that applications should not be sent for more than one district in response to the notification, and