JUDGMENT :

Prakash Padia, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent no.1, Shri Siddharth Singhal, learned counsel for the respondent no.2 as well as Shri Ashok Khare and Shri G.K. Singh, learned Senior Advocates assisted by Shri Ramesh Kumar Tiwari appearing on behalf of newly impleaded respondent no.4.

2. The present writ petition has been filed by two petitioners, namely, Mukesh Kumar & Sandeep Kumar for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari calling for record of the case and quashing the revised answer key dated 7.9.2022 issued by the respondent no. 3, namely, Examination Controller, Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission, Lucknow only to the extent of question nos. 10, 65, 86 & 90 of the booklet series 'B' and its equivalent in all other series of main examination held in pursuance of the advertisement No. 01-Exam/2022 issued by the respondent no. 2, namely, Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission, Lucknow. The consequential reliefs have also been prayed for.

3. After filing of the present writ petition, an application on behalf of the petitioner no. 2, being Application No. 2 of 2