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39. Besides, the Kerala Full Bench was not called upon to consider the subsequent letter of the UGC issued in the year 2013 which makes API scoring system only a 'screening test' and has no mandatory force on the State Governments or the Universities within their jurisdiction. In the present scenario no final opinion is expressed on whether the State For Subsequent orders see CWP-21838-2013, CWP-22627-2013, CWP-26527-2013 and 0 more.

30 of 31 Government can be compelled to amend rules of service. This issue is left open for debate in some other case where the issue directly arises.

It was competent to the Government in its deliberations at its decision making levels after seeking advice of its functionaries to have agreed to implement the API Score System in the next academic session of the Universities concerned. Even then, by virtue of the UGC Regulations of 2013 API Score System would operate as a screening test with merit of the candidates to be evaluated by University criteria.

41. For the foregoing reasons, I find no merit in these petitions warranting interference and would dismiss them without any order as to costs.