Vivek Singh Thakur, J

These petitions, for adjudication of common questions of law and similar facts, in the similar circumstances, are being decided by this common judgment.

These petitions have been filed seeking direction to amend Clause 6(i) of Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service (Promotion from amongst Civil Judges, (Sr. Division) to the posts of District/Additional District Judges on the basis of limited Competitive Examination) Regulations, 2005, for reducing the qualifying criteria in the written examination from minimum of 60% in each individual paper and minimum aggregate of 66% marks in all papers, for becoming eligible for accelerated promotion/appointment to the post of Additional District Judge through the mode of limited competitive examination; and instead to provide minimum of 50% in each individual paper and minimum aggregate of 55% marks in all papers put together on the ground that criteria provided for direct recruitment to the same post i.e. Additional District Judge for becoming eligible to be called for interview is minimum 50% in each individual paper and minimum aggregate of 55% marks in all papers put together, alleging that provision providing such differ