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14. The writ petitions are filed by various categories of candidates and challenge the reservation provided for in the advertisement from different angles. C.W.J.C. No.8932 of 2020 from which arise L.P.A. Nos. 604, 622, 890 and 1007 of 2023 Patna High Court L.P.A No.604 of 2023 dt. 18-04-2024 challenge the advertisement dated 21.09.2020 and seek re- working of the vacancies and the alleged breach of 50% limit in reservations. The backlog vacancies; according to the petitioners, who are guest teachers in the various colleges and from the unreserved category, has not been correctly determined. C.W.J.C. No. 5853 of 2021 from which arise L.P.A. No. 832 of 2023 and C.W.J.C. No. 226 of 2023 from which arise L.P.A. No. 836 of 2023 have been filed by persons eligible to apply under the horizontal reservation of 2% set apart for grandchildren of freedom fighters; the former in the subject of Home Science and the latter in the subject of Psychology. C.W.J.C. No. 1704 of 2022 from which arises L.P.A. No. 833 of 2023 ventilates the claims of persons with disabilities; again a horizontal reservation the sole petitioner therein being concerned with the reservation of post in Environmental Science. C.W.J.C. No. 433 of 2021 from which arises L.P.A. No. 834 of 2023 challenge the advertisement and the prescription of reservation as being, in violation of the reservation policy of the State. The 10 petitioners therein seek selection afresh to the existing and future vacancies providing for reservations in accordance with the Reservation Act, 1991 including the 10% eligibility for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). C.W.J.C. Patna High Court L.P.A No.604 of 2023 dt. 18-04-2024 No. 817 of 2020 from which arises L.P.A. 835 of 2023 is filed by 5 petitioners from the reserved category who are continuing as guest lecturers. It is alleged in the said writ petition that the roster points have not been properly determined, the age relaxation for OBC, MBC and SC cannot be common and has to be different and claim inclusion of left out vacancies by identifying the vacancies on the basis of the student strength.