B.K. Sharma, J.

1. All these writ petitions have been filed challenging the promotions of the private respondents on the ground that while promoting them the official respondents did not consider the case of the petitioners who are admittedly senior to them. The petitioners in W.P. (C) No. 737 of 2000, W.P. (C) No. 933 of 2000 and W.P. (C) No. 768 of 2000 are working as Accountant under the respondent Marketing Board while the petitioner in W.P. (C) No. 1529 of 2000 is working as Accounts Assistant under the Board. It is the grievance of the petitioners that the private respondents even in the cadre of L.D.A. (Grade III) and persons belonging to Grade IV have been promoted as Marketing Inspector giving them multiple promotions ignoring the case of the petitioners who are much senior to all the private respondents.

2. The official-respondents have filed an affidavit in W.P. (C) No. 737 of 2000 and the learned counsel for the respondent-Board submits that the said affidavit-in-opposition will govern all the cases. Respondent No. 12 in W.P. (C) No. 737 of 2000 has also filed an affidavit supporting the action of the official respondent towards his promotion as Marketing Inspecto