1. This petition is filed by the two petitioners in the form of a public interest litigation seeking for a Writ of Mandamus restraining the University Respondent from giving effect to the appointment of respondent Nos. 7 and 8 as Professor and Reader in the Department of Philosophy and also for issuing a Writ of Certiorari quashing and setting aside the appointment of respondent Nos. 7 and 8 as Professor and Reader in the Department of Philosophy, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for short "NEHU". The prayer made in the petition is extracted below: -

"In the premises aforesaid it is most humbly prayed that Your Lordships may be pleased to admit this petition, call for the records, Issue Rule calling upon the respondents to show cause as to why a writ of mandamus not issue directing the respondents to withdraw, recall and otherwise forbear from giving effect to the impugned appointments of the respondent Nos. 7 and 8 as Professor and Reader in the Department of Philosophy respectively and further as to why a Writ of Certiorari not issue quashing and setting aside the appointment of the respondent No. 7 (Dr. Vanlalnghak) as Professor of Philosophy of Culture