( 1 ) THESE two writ petitions have been filed by three petitioner who belong to gond Caste. The aforesaid caste was notified as a Scheduled Caste under the Constitution (Scheduled Caste Order 1950 ). That the Parliament by means of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes order (Amendment Act 2002) being Act No. 10 of 2003 published in official Gazette of India dated 8. 1. 2003 notified the Gond caste as a Scheduled Tribe. The aforesaid facts are not in dispute.

( 2 ) ON 1. 9. 2001 an Advertisement was published by the Deputy Inspector General of Police inviting applications for the post of Sub Inspector (Civil Police) /platoon Commander. Petitioners in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order 1950 applied for being considered for the post in question under the reserved category of Scheduled Castes. Along with their applications they also enclosed copies of the caste certificates issued by the district authorities in their favour. That the petitioners participated in the said examination and the final results of the selections so held was declared on 3. 9. 2005. The petitioners were not included in the list of selected candidates as the