N. Paul Vasantha Kumar, J.

1. These appeals are filed against the orders dated 06.12.2012, 27.12.2012, 20.12.2012, 27.12.2012 and 03.03.2014 made in SWP Nos. 1635/2010, 491/2011, 416/2011, 931/2011 and 630/2014 by the State as well as the Director General of Police and others, challenging the orders passed by the learned Single Judge allowing the writ petitions filed by the writ petitioners praying to quash the selection of selected candidates and for directing the appellants to select and issue appointment orders in favour of the writ petitioners, by taking into account their Diploma certificates. The case of the writ petitioners before the learned Single Judge was that the petitioners after passing 10+2 also completed Diploma in System Management from Royal Polytechnic College at Gojgi Bagh, Srinagar, which is an institute recognized by the State of Jammu and Kashmir and they are possessing Diploma certificates and as per the notification issued and the norms fixed for selection, a person possessing degree/diploma of minimum one year duration from any University or College recognized by UGC/Government I.T.I. or Government Institution is entitled to get 2 marks in the sel