BHARGAVA, J.—The petitioners who are all members of the Rajasthan Judicial Service have submitted this application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the State of Rajasthan (Respondent No.l), the Honble Chief Justice Shri D. S. Dave Honble Justice I.N. Mondi, Judge High Court Rajasthan and Administrative Judge, High Court Rajasthan, Honble Justice D. M. Bhandari, Judge Rajasthan High Court (Respondents Nos. 2 to 4) and the Rajasthan Public Service Commission through its Chairman praying for a writ of prohibition against the respondents Nos. 2 to 4 from holding interview or selecting or recommending the appointment of candidates for direct judicial appointments to the post of Civil and Additional Sessions Judges, or any other such judicial post to the Governor or declaring the result thereof and further for declaration that the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1955 (hereinafter called the Rules) are void and illegal. In the alternative it is prayed that the proceedings of the Recruitment Committee for selection of candidates be held to be illegal and be quashed because of non-compliance with the provisions of Rule 10 of the Rules and further the Selection

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