MOHD. ASHFAQ Vs. STATE OF J AND K

JUDGEMENT

(1.) COMMON questions of law and fact are involved in the present petitions.

(2.) REPLY has been filed only in SWP No. 491/2003, which is considered to be common in all the petitions as all the petitions have been heard on the basis of the reply filed in the afore -said petition, with the consensus of the learned counsel for the parties.

(3.) DIRECTOR General of Police issued advertisement notice published in Kashmir Times, a local English Daily, inviting applications for the post of Prosecuting Officers and last date for receipt of application forms was 31 -3 -2003. As many as 53 vacancies were advertised, 29 in the Open Merit Category and rest of the vacancies in reserved categories as prescribed in the notification. Column II of the afore -said advertisement notice prescribed the Educational Qualification, age and physical standard for the post which are quoted hereunder: