JUDGMENT :

1. The common issue involved in all these writ petitions relates to claim for appointment to the post of Constable (General Duty) in pursuance to advertisement dated 05.02.2011. This is the second round of litigation subsequent to representation on the issue, earlier directed, having been dismissed. As common issue is involved in all these writ petitions, with the consent of the parties, all the petitions were heard together and S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 26389/2018 was taken as lead file.

2. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the rejection of their representation vide order dated 22.02.2018 and non-consideration of their candidature for appointment to the post of Constable (GD) in pursuance to advertisement dated 05.02.2011, the present bunch of writ petitions are filed seeking the following relief:

“(i) By issuing a writ of mandamus for Appointment of petitioner on the post of Constable (GD) in CISF, BSF, CRPF, SSB, Assam Rifles / ITBP against left out vacancy according to other similarly situated persons on the basis of note / condition no 3 & 4 of the permissio