Honble SHARMA, J.–Can the Public Service Commission interpret the statutory rules operating in the field in such manner so as to impose its own policy decision? is the core question that emerges in this cluster of writ petitions.

(2). The petitioners in the instant writ petitions seek judicial review of the action of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (for short `RPSC), whereby the RPSC in exercise of powers under Rule 15 of the Rajasthan State & Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 1999 (for short `1999 Rules) invited the candidates for interview by including the candidates in the general category on the strength of their merit irrespective of their status being in the reserved or non reserved category.

(3). The grievance of the petitioners is that RPSC should have positioned placement in the general category only of the candidates who do no belong to the reserve category. In other words the stand of the petitioners is that at the stage of being invited for interview the placement in the general category is the exclusive privilege of the non reserved category and inclusion of reserved category candidates in such a list on account of t

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