Ajit Kumar Sengupta, J.

1. This application has been made by two petitioners. The first petitioner has been working as Section Officer in the Home Department and the second petitioner has been working as Officer on Special Duty in the Department of Labour, Government of West Bengal. The first petitioner joined the service under the State respondent as Upper Division Assistant on 11.12.1963 whereas the second petitioner joined on 1.7.1965 as Upper Division Assistant. Both the petitioners were confirmed in the post of U.D. Assistant within 2 years after their respective appointments as U.D. Assistant. The first petitioner was promoted to the post of Head Assistant on 9.9.1970 whereas the second petitioner was promoted to the said post on 1.4.1973. Both of them were confirmed in the post of Head Assistant. Thereafter the first petitioner was promoted on 3.7.1975 to the post of Section Officer and the second petitioner was promoted to the said post on 17.8.1973. On diverse dates on 1979 both the petitioners were confirmed in the post of Section Officer. The petitioner No.2 was promoted to the post of Officer on Special Duty on 12.6.1978.

2. In this petition the petitioners have