JUDGMENT

Mohammad Rafiq, J. - This batch of writ petitions seeks to challenge the correctness of final answer key of the preliminary examination issued by the respondent Rajasthan High Court dated 20.05.2019 for recruitment of 197 posts to Civil Judge Cadre, notified vide advertisement dated 15.11.2018. Challenge has been made to decision of the respondent-High Court establishment, deleting five questions of the question paper of preliminary examination. In the alternative, prayer has also been made for award of bonus marks for the deleted five questions. Also challenged answers to twenty other questions on different grounds.

2. It may be noted at the outset that as per the scheme of examination, the competitive examination for recruitment was to be conducted in two stages, i.e,. preliminary examination and main examination. Marks obtained in the preliminary examination by the candidates, who are declared qualified for main examination, are not counted for determination of final merit. All those candidates who secure same percentage of marks of the last cut off would be admitted to the main examination. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes category were requir