Shivaraj Patil, J.

Heard the learned counsel for the parties. After hearing for sometime, at the request of the learned Government Pleader representing the respondents 1 and 2, we adjourned the case on 110. 1996 to 211. 1996 with a view to enable the respondents to have consultation with the Union Public Service Commission. The learned Government Pleader made this request in “ the light of the stand of the petitioner that the rules impugned in the writ petition were made without consultation of Union Public Service Commission. Thereafter, the writ petition was not listed for hearing before us. However the petition was listed before us on 13. 1997. After hearing the learned Government Pleader for respondents, we passed the following order:

”When this petition was taken, up, learned Government Pleader, (Pondicherry) representing respondents 1 and 2 submitted that the Government wrote to the Union Public Service Commission so as to consult about the rules in question and in response the Union Public Service Commission has addressed a letter to them stating that no such consultation is required relating to the appointment of Judicial Officers referring to Art.302(3) of the C