Judgment:

A.M. Khanwilkar, C.J.

1. By this common judgment, we propose to dispose of all the abovenoted writ petitions together as the same involve similar points for consideration and challenge the common orders passed by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board'). Each of these petitions, essentially, challenge the decision of the Board vide orders dated 9th October, 2013 and 6th December, 2013 respectively. By the said orders, the Board cancelled the entrance examination results of 415 candidates of Dental and Medical Admission Test (hereafter referred to as the 'entrance test' for the sake of brevity) in two lots of 345 and 70 candidates vide order dated 9th October, 2013 and 6th December, 2013 respectively, for the reasons recorded in the said orders.

2. As a consequence, the admissions granted to the concerned candidates in the Medical Colleges on the basis of the said examination results, which stood annulled, came to be cancelled by the respective Medical Colleges. As a result, even these consequential orders are subject matter of challenge. We may mention that in some of the writ petitions, the reliefs claimed are loosely worded