JUDGMENT :

1. All the above referred petitions involves same issue, therefore, are decided by a common judgment. For reference, prayers of the leading writ petition are mentioned hereinafter :-

“i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing to respondent No.03 to exempt the age relaxation to the petitioners for Assistant Prosecution Officer Exa.-2022 (ADVT. No.A-3/E-1/2022) dated 21.04.2022.

ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No.03 to accept the application form of the petitioners for Assistant Prosecution Exam.-2022 (ADVT. NO.A-3/E-1/2022) dated 21.04.2022."

2. Heard Shri Somendra Singh, learned counsel for petitioners in Writ A No.7783 & 8001 of 2022, Shri Abhishek Kumar Kushwaha, learned counsel for petitioner in Writ A No.8619 of 2022, Shri Vikram Bahadur Singh, learned Standing Counsel and Shri Lal Dev Chaurasiya, Advocate holding brief of Shri Avneesh Tripathi, learned counsel for respondents no.2 and 3.

3. Learned counsel for parties are in agreement that this writ petition involves interpretation of legal provision as well as clauses of advertisement of recruitment process, therefore,