As many as seven Jr. Manipur Civil Service ( Sr. Grade) officers are challenging the order dated 20.2.2010, issued by the department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Manipur, promoting 14 officers from the same cadre to the post of Jr. MCS ( Selection Grade). Since the impugned notification is one and the same in all the aforesaid writ petitions, these are being disposed of by this common judgment. This judgment will also dispose of the connected Misc. application.

2. Heard Mr. HS Paonam, learned Sr. Adocate, Mr. A. Mohendro, Mr. H. Maipaksana and Mr. S. Gunabanta, learned Advocates for the petitioners and Mr. Th. Ibohal learned Sr. Govt. Advocate for the State, , Mr. I Lalitkumra, learned Sr. Advocate for the MPSC, Mr. H.Debendra, learned Govt. Advocate, Mr. N. Ibotombi, learned Sr. Advocate, Mr. A. Mommel, Mr. M. Roshini Piba and Mr. I. Rojendra, learned Advocates for the private respondents.

3. The impugned decision of the State respondents has been challenged basically on the ground that the previous DPC for selection of 44 Jr. MCS ( Sr. Grade) was held on 2.2.2008 and the merit list was drawn up wherein the writ petitioners stood senior to the private respo

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