( 1 ) HEARD further argument from the learned counsel for the petitioners in each of the writ petitions and also reply submitted by learned advocate General on behalf of the State, reply by Mr. R. C. Mohanty learned counsel on behalf of the Medical council of India, reply by Mr. Rabi Narayan acharya, learned Advocate on behalf of the post-Graduate (Medical) Selection Committee and argument by Sri Rajat Kumar Rath, learned Senior Advocate representing the interest of the interveners and reply from learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, and all the writ petitions are disposed of in the following manner.

( 2 ) ON consent, of the parties, analogous hearing of all the cases is made, because the dispute is relating to different norms fixed by the Government in the Prospectus in respect of the admission to the Post-Graduate (Medical) Course and this common judgment shall abide the result in all the cases.

( 3 ) PETITIONER, in W. P. (C) No. 978 of 2007, is working under Swami Bibekananda National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research at Olatpur, Cuttack, a Govt. of India Undertaking, under the Ministry of social Justice and Employment. Similarly, petitioner, in W. P.