JUDGMENT AND ORDER :

Heard Mr. M.K. Choudhury, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. M. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. D. Mozumdar, learned Addl. Advocate General for the State, assisted by Mr. D. Nath, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate, Mr. U.K. Nair, learned Senior Advocate, appearing as Standing Counsel for this Court, representing respondent no.3, Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. N. Deka, learned counsel for respondent nos. 4 to 7 and 9, as well as Mr. M. Sarma, learned counsel for respondent no.8.

2. At the request made by the learned senior counsel for the petitioners, which was not objected to by the learned senior counsel for the respondent no. 3 and for respondent nos. 4 to 7 and 9 and for respondent no.8, the writ petition was proposed to be heard at the admission stage. However, the learned Addl. A.G. appearing for respondent no.1 and 2 had prayed for some time to produce the record. The said prayer was rejected as because the respondent no. 1 had filed affidavit-in-opposition on 19.12.2017, the respondent no.3 had filed his affidavit-in-opposition on 19.06.2019, and the respondent nos. 4 to 9 had filed their joint affidavi