Hon’ble Ajay Bhanot, J.—The petitioners in all the companion writ petitions are the sons/kin of deceased fair price dealers of different village panchayats. They have made claims for appointment as fair price shop dealers’ on compassionate grounds.

2. The appointment of fair price shop dealers on compassionate grounds are governed and regulated by the Government Order dated 17.8.2002. Clause 10( > ) of the Government Order dated 17.8.2002, prescribes the criteria for appointments of fair price shop dealers on compassionate grounds.

3. The petitioners in their respective writ petitions have assailed the Clause 10( > ) of the Government Order dated 17.8.2002.

4. The common question of law raised in WRIT - C No. - 16948 of 2018 (Sumpurnanand v. State of U.P. and others) and companion writ petitions, Writ C No. 16950 of 2018 (Manoj Yadav v. State of U.P. and another) and Writ C No. 17169 of 2018 (Afan Ahamad v. State of U.P. and others), is the challenge laid out to the clause 10( > ) of the Government Order dated 17.8.2002 only insofar as it makes the good reputation of the deceased fair price shop dealer the precondition for appointment of his kin as a fair price shop dealer