JUDGMENT :

Akil Abdul Hamid Kureshi, J.

1. These appeals arise out of common background. They have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. For convenience, we may record the facts as stated in Civil Writ Petition No. 14040/2021.

2. The petitioners had applied for the post of Assistant Professor in Government colleges for which the Rajasthan Public Service Commission ('RPSC', for short) had issued advertisement dated 18.12.2020 for a total number of 918 posts. According to the petitioners, the qualifications and the method of recruitment as provided in the advertisement and which are followed by the RPSC, are not in consonance with the guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission ('UGC', for short) in its latest regulations.

3. Initially, RPSC had issued an advertisement for recruitment on 02.11.2020. However, the said advertisement was withdrawn and a fresh advertisement was issued on 18.12.2020. A corrigendum was issued on 07.06.2020 with which we are not concerned. The eligibility criteria prescribed was, good academic record with at least