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Issues Involved: Challenge to the legality of a common judgment by a Division Bench of Rajasthan High Court disposing of four writ petitions regarding recruitment of Munsif Magistrates by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission.
Factual Position: The Rajasthan Public Service Commission issued an advertisement to recruit 116 Munsif Magistrates, with specific vacancies for different categories. The Commission called 302 candidates for interviews for 116 vacancies, facing a shortfall in SC and ST categories. Four writ petitions were filed seeking directions to consider more candidates from the general category and implement the advertisement conditions for filling reserved vacancies. Judgment Details: The Division Bench directed the Commission to call 210 candidates from the general category for interviews instead of 189, allowing filling only 59 vacancies in the general category and carrying forward ST vacancies. The High Court's directions were challenged as contradictory and illogical, leading to confusion in the recruitment process. Court's Decision: The Supreme Court found the High Court's directions contradictory and nullified the judgment, emphasizing the need for consistency in judicial decisions. The Court highlighted the importance of following precedents and referring matters to a larger bench if there are doubts about earlier decisions. The appeals were allowed, with costs awarded. Separate Judgment: In Civil Appeal No. 3614 of 2002, the appeal was allowed in line with the judgment in Civil Appeal Nos. 3615-3618/2002.
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