ORDER :

1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the proceedings of the Departmental Promotion Committee dated 7.7.2008 (Annexure P/1) and also the order dated 3.9.2008 (Annexure P/2) passed by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Raipur whereby respondents No. 6 to 15 have been promoted contrary to the set up and sanctioned posts.

2. Brief facts of the case, as mentioned in the writ petition, are that the petitioners No. 1 & 2 were initially appointed on 25.11.1985 and 18.1.1989 respectively on ad hoc basis and thereafter, their services were regularized on the post of Upper Division Teacher on 21.9.1993 by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Raipur vide Annexure P/3. Out of total 13 school run by the Municipal Corporation, Raipur, 07 schools are grand-in-aid school namely MR Sapre Higher Secondary School, Pandit Ramdayal Tiwari Higher Secondary School, Shahid Smarak Higher Secondary School, BP Purari Higher Secondary School, Nivedita Girls Higher Secondary School, Saraswati Girls Higher Secondary School and Naveen Saraswati Girls Higher Secondary School. As per the set up, in these 13 school there are only tw