Srikrishna. C.J.

Appeals admitted. Notices made returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service through respective counsel. By consent, appeals called out for hearing and heard.

2. These appeals are directed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 12th July, 2002 in O.P.Nos.15643,16123,16306,16310,16312,16377,16847,17147, 18367, 18711 and 19110 of 2002.

3. The facts Admission to professional Degree Courses is determined by merit of a candidate as ascertained in the Entrance Examination. The Entrance Examination is conducted by an officer specially empowered by the State of Kerala, who is known as the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (hereinafter referred as "the Commissioner").

4. The prospectus for admission to the Professional Degree Courses Kerala, 2002 published by the State of Kerala on 2nd March, 2002 gives detailed information as to the methodology adopted for conducting the examination for ascertaining the inter se merit of the students. Paragraph 9.4 describes in detail the Scheme of the Examination and says:-

9.4.1. The examination(s) will be objective in nature, and based on single response that is, for each question, five suggested answers wi