JUDGMENT

P. Subramonian Poti, J.

1. The Kerala Public Service Commission which was the sole respondent in Original Petition No. 1769 of 1974 is the appellant herein. The appeal is against the decision of a learned Single Judge of this Court on a petition by three Junior Assistants of the Kerala State Electricity Board quashing Exhibits P-1 to P-3 orders passed by the Kerala Public Service Commission rejecting the application of the petitioners for appearing for a departmental test and directing the Public Service Commission to declare results of the tests held on 17th April 1974 for which the petitioners were allowed to appear on the strength of an interim order passed by this Court when the Original Petition was pending. The three petitioners desired to sit for the departmental test for the Executive and Ministerial Staff of the Kerala State Electricity Board held in April, 1974 in order to seek promotion from the post of Junior Assistants held by them to that of Senior Assistants. In order to sit for the examination the petitioners had to remit certain amount into the Treasury and the Original Chalan receipts had to be produced along with the application before the Office of the Pu