Judgment :-

(SMT.) RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals, by special leave, are directed against the judgment dated 07/03/2011 delivered by the Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court. They involve the same questions of law and facts and hence can be disposed by a common judgment. The appellants in these appeals were posted as Additional District Judges, Fast Track Courts. They are direct recruits from the bar. By the impugned order, the High Court disposed of the Writ Petition filed by the Judicial Officers who are members of the Subordinate Judiciary of the State of Jharkhand, challenging the appointment of the appellants to the posts of Additional District Judge (for short, “ADJ”), Fast Tract Courts (for short, “FTC”). The writ petitioners before the High Court, inter alia, claimed that they were eligible for being appointed as ADJs and that they are directly affected persons in monetary terms as well as in terms of their future promotional avenues because of the appellants’ appointments. They sought a declaration that the entire selection process for appointment of the appellants to the post of ADJs, FTCs pursuant to advertisement dated 23/5/2001 is il