A. K. MATHUR, J.

( 1 ) LEAVE granted in all the Special Leave Petitions.

( 2 ) ALL these appeals arise against the common order dated 6. 10. 2005 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka while disposing of a bunch of petitions arising out of the common order dated 4. 10. 2004 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore Bench (hereinafter to be referred to as the Tribunal ). The Tribunal by the aforesaid order set aside the recommendations of the Selection Committee to fill up 8 vacancies belonging to the non-State Civil Service officers of Government of Karnataka to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Karnataka cadre on the ground of mala fides, arbitrariness and also on the ground that the Selection Committee without application of mind had awarded marks to the selected candidates in a discriminatory manner. It was also held by the Tribunal that the Selection Committee was not properly constituted as per the provisions of Regulation 3 of the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Promotion)Regulations, 1955 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Regulations of 1955 ). Out of the bunch of petitions which were filed before the karnataka