JUDGMENT :

S. Ravindra Bhat, J.

1. This judgment disposes of three connected appeals which challenge the common judgment and order of a learned Single Judge whereby, the State of Rajasthan's (hereafter "the State") review petitions were dismissed and the earlier directions, made by the Single Judge, left undisturbed.

2. Brief facts are that an advertisement dated 31/05/2008 was issued by the State through the District Education Officer, Bhilwara inviting applications to fill up 1590 posts of Prabodhaks. It is not in dispute that these selections were conducted over 10 years ago and the appointments were made about a decade ago. The respondents in these petitions (i.e. original writ petitioners) approached this Court, by filing SBCWP Nos. 5125/2015, 5126/2015 and 5227/2015. Those writ petitions sought a direction to the State to arrange the select list by including candidates who had secured 43% marks or more marks in the open category and then migrate the OBC and the other reserved categories securing that cut off or above, into the general category and for a further direction that a fresh list of OBC category candidates be drawn, having regard to the number of posts reserved.

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