(1.) Heard Shri M. Rarry, learned Addl. Advocate General, Shri Julius Riamei, learned Advocate and Shri B.R. Sharma, learned Advocate appearing for the review petitioners; Shri R.S. Reisang, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the Manipur Public Service Commission; Shri R.K. Deepak, learned Advocate, Smt. G. Pushpa, learned Advocate, Shri Y. Nirmolchand, learned Senior Advocate and Shri S. Biswajit Meitei, learned Advocate appearing for the private respondents.
(2.) There are altogether 10 (ten) review petitions which are categorized into two groups-one, review petitions filed by the State Government and two, review petitions filed by the successful candidates. These review petitions are directed against the common judgment and order dated 18-10-2019 passed by this Court in writ appeals being WA No.19 of 2017; WA No.29 of 2017 and writ petitions being WP(C) No.606 of 2017; WP(C) No.725 of 2017 and WP(C) No.313 of 2018. Since the issues involved herein are identical, all the review petitions are considered together and disposed of by this common judgment and order.
(3.) Facts and circumstances which have led to the filing of the present review petitions are, in short, that the Manipur Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as 'the MPSC' issued a Notification dated 29-12-2015, followed by a fresh Notification dated 07-04-2016 inviting applications from amongst the eligible candidates for the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Examination, 2016') for filling up 82 posts of different categories of service as mentioned therein. The Preliminary Examination, 2016 was held on 03-07-2016 and the result thereof was declared on 08-07-2016 whereby 1130 were declared successful and the Main Examination, 2016 was commenced from 04-09-2016 and continued till 23-09-2016 and the result thereof was declared on 04-10-2016.