Ram Naresh Thakur, J.

The petitioners by this writ application challenge, the ORDER :s of promotion of the respondents Nos. 3 to 100 contained in Annexures 1, 2, 7, 7/1, 7/2, 7/3 and 7/4 from Lower Division Clerks on the ground that their promotion amount to the supper-session of the petitioners

2. The petitioner no. 1 joined as a temporary Lower Division Clerk under respondent no. 2 with effect from 1.9.55 having serial no. 77 in the gradation list and was confirmed in a permanent post of Lower Division Clerk with effect from 1.2.1957. He was promoted as Upper Division Clerk with effect from 17.12.1977 in the office of the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies. Buxar Circle, Buxar, District Bhojpur.

3. Petitioner no. 2 joined as a temporary Lower Division Clerk under respondent No. 2 with effect from 2.7.1976 and was confirmed in a permanent post of Lower Division Clerk with effect from 1.4.1964 and is working as such in the office of the respondent no. 2 having his serial no. 108 in the gradate on list.

4. Petitioner No.3 joined as temporary Lower Division Clerk under respondent no. 2 with effect from 2.11.1957 having serial no. 159 in the gradation list and was confi