and 82771 candidates have appeared against 2772 and 232 posts, which shows that 182 times and 356 times candidates have appeared, the same reflects the large scope, bonafide participation and consideration of the candidates; that the interpretation of Rule 6 of the Rules of 2022, advertisement’s condition Nos. 3(1) and 10 and judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court, the calculation of fifteen times of the candidates under respective categories at the initial level is embedded and permissible; that the respondent-recruitment agencies have complied with the said provisions and have followed the ratio encapsulated in Chattar Singh & Ors. (supra) ; that only in exceptional districts and categories like Ex-serviceman or where the candidates have applied disproportional or have not secured minimum standard marks, the recruitment agency chose not to relax the minimum cut-off marks, albeit act in consonance with the provisions of Rule 6 of the Rules of 2022; that considering the precedent enunciated in Manjusree (Supra) it in unambiguous that the Rules of the games cannot be changed once the recruitment has commenced, therefore, no palpable error is determined in the act of the respondents. 24. In light of the aforementioned circumstances, the instant batch of petitions being bereft of any merits stands dismissed. No orders as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.
