SUDIP AHLUWALIA, J.

These Writ Petitions have been filed by various examinees who had appeared at the Preliminary Examination for selection to the Punjab Civil Service (Judicial) on 15.1.2017. They are aggrieved with both the Final Revised Answer Key to the multiple choice questions put to them, as well as the consequent list of successful candidates drawn up on February 7, 2017. As such they seek issuance of Writs in the nature of ‘Certiorari’ and ‘Mandamus’ to quash the impugned Revised Answer Key and List of successful candidates, with further directions upon the Respondents to modify/restore the originally published Answer Key, and to consequently revise/reissue the list of successful candidates.

2. Background of the matter is that after holding the preliminary Examination, the Respondent No. 1 on its website published its original Answer Key to the various questions and invited objections/responses of the candidates to the same, if any. A number of objections and counter-objections were received, after considering which the authorised Committee of the Respondent ma