(1.) SUDHIR Narayan, J. The bunch of these writ petitions are being decided together as common questions of law and fact are involved therein.
(2.) WRIT Petition No. 14653 of 1994 is being treated as leading case. Counter affidavit on behalf of the State of U. P. , has been Sled in this writ petition.
(3.) A large number of candidates applied for the said posts. The pre liminary examination was conducted on 28th June, 1992, and the result of the same declared in the month of October, 1992. The successful candidates were required to undergo a physical test. The said test was held on three dates namely, 4th, 5th and 6th January, 1993, and the result of the physical test was declared on 7th January, 1993. The petitioners, who had appeared in the preliminary examination and physical test, were required to appear in the written examination (Main) which was held on 8th and 9th January, 1993. AH the petitioners appeared in the said examination. The result of the exami nation (Main) was declared on 19th July, 1993 and 2382 candidates were dec lared to have qualified in the said examination.