JUDGMENT :

PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA, J.

(Common Prayer: Writ Appeals filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 23.01.2017 passed in W.P(MD)Nos.21304 and 21306 of 2014.)

1. The Writ Appeals are preferred by the Staff Selection Commission challenging the order dated 23.01.2017 passed in W.P(MD)Nos.21304 and 21306 of 2014.

2. The Writ Petitioners are the unsuccessful candidates who have applied for the post of Constable (General duty) in CISF, CRPF, BSF & SSB in CAPFS & Rifle man(GD) in Assam Rifles for the year 2012. Both the Writ Petitioners are belongs to SC Category, applied for the above post giving preference to Border Security Force (BSF). After clearing the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test, the writ petitioners attended the written examination and based on the marks scored, they were called for Medical Examination. Thereafter, the results were published, in which the Writ Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.21304 of 2014 scored 43' marks and Writ Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.21306 of 2014 scored 47' marks. The cut-off mark for the SC category for the post of Constable is 43'.

3. According to the writ petitioners, many of the candidates, who had scored lesse