1. As the issues involved in all the writ petitions in hand are similar, these shall stand disposed of vide this common judgment.

2. The facts be noticed as under:

For the purpose of making selection to the various gazetted services in the State of J&K, applications were invited by the J&K Public Service Commis­sion (here-in-after called the Commission), vide its notification dated 30th of December, 2008, from all eligible candidates for appearing in the J&K Combined Competitive Examination, 2009. After the declaration of the result of preliminary examination, all those candidates who were declared successful, had to apply afresh for the main examination in pursuance to the notification issued by the Commission in this regard on 17th of September, 2009. The result of the main examination was declared vide notification dated 30th of September, 2010, and all those candidates whose Roll Nos., appeared in the said notification, were held to be eligible to appear in the interview. The petitioners could not make the grade on the basis of short listing process undertaken by the Commission in issuing the said notifica­tion. It is this notification, which is being questioned in the present pe

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