(1.) These writ petitions have been preferred by the petitioners for change of cut-off date which is prescribed in the public advertisement for the post of District Judges from the Bar. Advertisement No.1 of 2017 was issued on 13.10.2017 in the public Newspaper and the cut-off date for the age of the candidates is 31.01.2016 as per Rule 9 of the Jharkhand Superior Judicial Services (Recruitment, Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2001 (for the sake of brevity hereinafter referred to as 'the Rules, 2001'). The minimum age was 35 years and the maximum age limit was 45 years for the general category candidates as on 31.01.2016. These petitioners are claiming change of cut-off date instead of 31.01.2016, it should be 31.01.2011 (as prayed in W.P.(S) No.6204 of 2017 as well as in W.P.(S) No.6699 of 2017), whereas in another writ petition, there is prayer that cut-off date should be instead of 31.01.2016, it should have been 31.01.2013 (as prayed in W.P.(S) No.6302 of 2017). Thus, for change of cut-off date and for accepting " accommodative approach", these writ petitions have been preferred.
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(3.) The arguments canvassed by the counsels for the petitioners :