ALOK SHARMA,J. - (1.) All these petitions agitate the same issue and hence are being disposed of by this common order. S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.24143/2018 is taken as the lead case.
(2.) The respondent-Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) issued an advertisement for recruitment to the post of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) for various departments across the State of Rajasthan under the Rajasthan Subordinate Offices Ministerial Service Rules, 1999 (hereafter 'Rules of 1999'). The petitioners applied in pursuance thereto, were admitted to the written examination, passed it and were placed in the select list for appointment to the post LDC.
(3.) The case of the petitioners is that for allotment of districts for posting as LDC they were entitled to the benefit of their merit cum preference in terms of Section 28(4) of the Rules of 1999.;