JUDGMENT :

The Court: The instant writ petition is taken out by the applicants challenging an order dated 20th February 2019 passed by the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal in OA 1532 of 2013 whereby and whereunder a direction was passed upon the Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, to consider the applicants for promotion when the vacancies in the promotional posts will be filled up provided they are otherwise found suitable for promotion.

2. Nine persons including the petitioners filed a tribunal application seeking an order upon the respondent authorities to revoke, set aside and quash the notification dated 15th June 2012 issued by the Government of West Bengal blocking the promotional avenues of the eligible persons and to give the promotional benefits with retrospective effect in terms of the notification dated 31st December 1992.

3. The facts, which emanate from the pleadings, are that the petitioners at the relevant point of time when the tribunal was moved were holding the post of Assistant Evaluation Officer under the West Bengal Junior Agricultural Services (Evaluation) cadre. It is further contended that at the relevant point of ti