SYAMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI, J.

The present application is directed to assail the order dated 18.02.2009 passed by the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal in O. A. No. 3377 of 2007 whereby and wehreunder the Learned Tribunal has been pleased to struck down the recommendation of the Public Service Commission for promotion to the post of Joint Block Development Officers containing memo no. III/T27 PSC/1 P-95/04 dated 17.04.2007 so far as it relates to the feeder post being Inspector Progress and Evaluation under Panchayat and Rural Development Department is concerned.

2. The petitioners contend that they are all working as Joint Block Development Officers on promotion from the feeder cadre of Inspector Progress and Evaluation on the basis of recommendation of the State Public Service Commission and now joined their promotional post in terms of order of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department being notification no. 5132-RD(JT BDO)/IB-2/2004 dated 12.07.2007. It is their further submission that the promotion to the post of Jt. BDO is conducted and regulated by relevant recruitment rules containing the notification dated 23.02.1983 through Public Service Commission from out