N.P.Singh, J.

1. This writ application has been filed on behalf of the petitioners for quashing a resolution of the State Government (Annexure-5) which was notified on 24-4-1982 and for a direction that the petitioners be appointed against the vacant posts of Agriculture Inspector or any other equivalent posts.

2. The petitioners were appointed as Village Level workers on various dates between 1963 to 1970. There being no scope for promotional avenues a scheme is said to have been launched by the Government of India for giving higher education to the Village Level workers with a view to provide them chance of promotion or absorption to higher posts. The State Government also sponsored such a scheme and encouraged such Village Level workers to get themselves admitted in B.Sc. (Agriculture course). For this purpose, according to the petitioners, advertisement was made on 23-6-1978 and pursuant to such an advertisement the petitioners applied. They were selected and admitted to the B.Sc (Agriculture course) and, in due course, they passed the B.Sc. (Agriculture) Examination from the Rajendra Agriculture University in the year 1982.

3. In the year 1978, according to the petitio