1. - Since all the aforementioned writ petitions involve common question of law, therefore, they are being decided by this common order.

2. All the petitioners are M.B.B.S. Doctors and are working as Medical Officer in various hospitals of Government and have been posted in rural/triba/hilly areas.

3. The main controversy in the aforesaid writ petitions are with regard to eligibility for admission in Pre P.G Medical Examination, 2005. In Service category candidates are only eligible, in case, they have completed two years service in rural areas, i.e. desert/hilly and tribal parts of the State. For counting this period, the respondents prescribed the cut off date as 13th February, 2005 and in case, any candidate has completed two years experience of service on or before 13th February, 2005, in that eventuality only in Service candidates are eligible for admission in Pre P.G. Medical Examination, 2005.

4. The petitioners have claimed relief from this Court that all the petitioners be treated eligible for admission in In-Service category by counting the period of two years service upto 30th April, 2005 as has been extended to other general category candidates. It is also prayed