V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J.

The petitioners, who are now working as Junior Assistants in various Courts in Chittoor District, have come up with the above writ petition, seeking:

(1) a declaration that Note-1 to Rule 5 of the A.P. Judicial Ministerial Service Rules, 2003 as amended by G.O.Ms. No. 100, Law Department, dated 08.08.2013 as illegal;

(2) a declaration that the petitioners are entitled to be continued as Field Assistants w.e.f. 01.04.2003 ignoring their paper promotion to the post of Junior Assistants;

(3) a direction to the District Judge, Chittoor to place the petitioners in the category of Field Assistants for the purpose of Seniority and promotion to the post of Senior Assistants; and

(4) to set aside the proceedings dated 30.04.2014 by which the newly impleaded respondents were either promoted or proposed to be promoted as Senior Assistants.

2. Heard Mr. P. Gangaiah Naidu, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Law and Legislative Affairs and Mr. Posani Venkateswarlu, learned Standing Counsel for the Andhra Pradesh H