1. As these three writ petitions involve a similar issue with identical facts, are being decided by this common order. The petitioners in these petitions belong to OBC and SC categories.
2. The facts are being culled out from Writ Petition No.6436/2015. The respondent Air India Limited had issued an advertisement dated February 27, 2015 for filling up post of Senior Trainee Pilot with A-320 Endorsement to be recruited after being declared successful in Simulator Proficiency Assessment Check (SPAC) and personal interview only. The appointment was to be on contract basis for 5 years. The petitioners applied for the said post. They were informed vide e-mail dated March 28, 2015 to have been provisionally shortlisted for conduct of tests and were intimated to be present for SPAC test at Secunderabad on April 09, 2015 by depositing fee of Rs.20,000/- towards the test and verification of documents. The respondent published the result of SPAC in April, 2015 and the petitioners were declared successful. Accordingly, the petitioners were called for interview on April 22, 2015 (petitioner in W.P.(C) No.6436/2015), April 23, 2015 (petitioner in W.P.(C) No.6705/2015) and April 22, 2015 & May 05, 2015 (petitioners in W.P.(C) No.6487/2015). W.P.(C) No. 6436/2015 and connected matters Page 2 of 11 The petitioners were interviewed on the respective dates, referred to above.