B.D. Agarwal, J.

1. Both the writ petitions are directed against the order dated 18.8.2007 issued from the office of the Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Manipur under Memo No. 6/14/2007-MID. Since the facts and legal issues involved therein are one and the same, both the petitions are being disposed of by this common order.

2. I have heard Mr. Y. Nirmolchand, learned Counsel appearing in WP (C) No. 625 of 2007 and Shri Roshini Piba, learned Counsel appearing in WP (C) No. 666 of 2007. Also heard Mr. Jallaluddin Ahmed, learned Addl. Govt. Advocate for the State Respondents No. 1 and 2 whereas the private Respondent No. 3 was represented by Shri N. Jotendro, 1earned counsel.

3. The writ Petitioners are aggrieved by the impugned order dated 18.8.2007 primarily because the Respondent No. 3, Shri L. Madhop Singh has been allowed to look after a Division, which should normally be headed by a regular Executive Engineer. It is the case of the writ Petitioners that all the Petitioners (7 in number) are Assistant Engineers senior to the Respondent No. 3 and despite that, the Respondent No. 3 has been suitably posted to MID-I so that he can work as an Executive Engineer overlo