ORDER :

1. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers :

“(i) The respondent RPSC be directed at least to award the marks to the present petitioner at par with the other candidates qua 24 questions specified in the memo of the petition as awarded to the others for the same/similar answer and consequently the merit position of the petitioner be directed to be revised accordingly.

(ii) It is also prayed that consequent upon the revision of the position/Rank as per above prayer the respondents be directed to give appointment to the present petitioner as against RAS proper (Appointment as RAS) with all consequential benefits from the date the respondents given the appointments to others i.e. 11.09.2017.

(iii) The respondent RPSC be further directed to re-fix/re-assign the seniority of the petitioner in the RAS-2013/2018 proper and grant him all the consequential benefits follow therefrom after proper assignment of the seniority in RAS 2013/2018 at appropriate place including the seniority and financial benefits and re-fixation.

(iv) The services of the petitioner as rendered by him in RACS cadre may also be added in the service tenure of the petitioner as per rules alongwith all the consequential benefits follow therefrom.

(v) Or any other appropriate order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court, may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.”

2. The facts in nut-shell, as pleaded in the writ petition, are that an advertisement dated 16th June, 2013 was issued by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (for short “RPSC”) for selection and appointment in Rajasthan Administrative Service and Allied Services.

3. The petitioner, being eligible to apply for the aforesaid services, appeared in the preliminary examination conducted on 26th October, 2013.

4. The petitioner has pleaded that the preliminary examination of the aforesaid services came to be cancelled on 10th July, 2014 and again a Notification was issued for conducting the preliminary examination.

5. The petitioner has pleaded that after initial postponement of preliminary examination, the same came to be conducted on 31st October, 2015.

6. The petitioner has pleaded that result of the preliminary examination was declared on 29th November, 2015 and he was amongst the successful candidates.

7. The petitioner has pleaded that the respondent RPSC issued Notification dated 29th March, 2016 for conducting main examination and the same was to be conducted from 09th April, 2016 to 12th April, 2016.

8. The petitioner has pleaded that in the result of main examination, declared on 15th June, 2016, his name was figured out amongst the successful candidates.

9. The petitioner has pleaded that after main examination, the respondent RPSC rescheduled the dates of interview and as such, after appearing in the interview, the final result of the aforesaid examination was declared on 10th December, 2016 and the petitioner was selected for allied services i.e. Rajasthan Accounts Service.

10. The petitioner has pleaded that the respondent RPSC subsequently issued final select list and the objections, which were raised by certain candidates about totalling of their marks, were carried out and a Press Note was issued.

11. The petitioner has pleaded that the petitioner came across the Press Note for the purpose of taking answer books from the portal of RPSC, which was made available to the different candidates and as such, the petitioner obtained his own answer books as well as of certain other candidates.

12. The petitioner has pleaded that on perusing the answer books of the other candidates and after considering the relevant books in respect of the answers given by the petitioner, it became apparent that arbitrary and unreasonable assessment/evaluation was made by the evaluators of the examinati