A.M. Khanwilkar, C.J.

1. This common judgment is rendered in all these matters, as similar points arise for consideration. Except the suo motu proceedings, Writ Petition No. 6385/2014, all other petitions are filed by private persons as Public Interest Litigation, inter alia, praying for a direction to withdraw the investigation of the criminal cases commonly known as PMT VYAPAM Examination Scam cases from the Special Task Force (hereinafter referred to as the "STF") constituted by the State of Madhya Pradesh; and instead entrust the same to an independent Investigating Agency, namely, Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter referred to as the 'CBI"). This very relief was considered by the Division Bench of this Court (one of us, namely, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Chief Justice was member of that Bench), in Writ Petition 15186/2013 (Awashesh Prasad Shukla vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and others) and other companion matters, which were disposed of by a common judgment dated 16th April, 2014. In that judgment, the Division Bench rejected the prayer for transferring the investigation of subject cases to CBI, whereas it found that the investigation of those cases was entru