JUDGMENT :

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J.

1. The present petition has been filed by two petitioners with the following prayers:

“The Petitioner therefore prays that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to:

(a) Issue a Writ, Order or Direction for quashing and setting aside of the Result Notice dated 24.12.2020 qua the candidates to have been illegally appointed for the post of Assistant Director (Technical) as published by the Respondent No.1, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

(b) Direct the Respondent No.1 to appoint candidates as per the Appointment Recruitment Notice No. DR-02/2019 dated 26.03.2019;

(c) To remove all the names of all the contractual employees of FSSAI, working as Technical Officer at pay Level 7 and level 8 from the list of candidates for the post of Assistant Director (Technical);

(c) Pass such other or further orders or directions as this Hon’ble Court may deem just and appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice;

(d) costs.”

2. In substance, the petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the result no