1. Pursuant to an advertisement issued by the District Judge-I and Sessions Judge, Delhi, the petitioners applied for appointment to the post of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) in the District and Sessions Court, Delhi. The petitioners were issued offers of appointment dated 15.09.2003, 15.11.2003 and 12.12.2003 respectively. On their accepting the offers vide letters dated 01.10.2003, 04.12.2003 and 22.12.2003 respectively, they were medically examined on 31.10.2003, 10.12.2003 and 02.01.2004 respectively. Verification report with respect to character was received by 09.02.2004 in respect of petitioner No. 1, on 02.01.2004 in respect of petitioner No. 2 and on 29.01.2004 in respect of petitioner No. 3. The petitioners joined service on 20.02.2004, 16.02.2004 and 11.02.2004 respectively. Some of the candidates, who were issued appointment letters on the same dates on which such letters were issued to the petitioners, joined on or before 31.12.2003 because their medical examination had been conducted and verification report of their character and antecedents had been received by that time. It is alleged that these candidates were junior to petitioner No. 1 while one Amit Badoni