JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. C.T. Jamir, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners in WP(C)/62(K) of 2019 who are respondents Nos. 3 and 4 in the other writ petition, i.e., WP(C)/124 of 2019 and also heard Mr. R. Iralu, learned Senior counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in the former writ petition and the two petitioners in the later writ petition (one whom i.e., petitioner No. 1 is the respondent no. 9 in the former writ petition).

2. Vide a notification dated 19.11.2018, the tentative seniority list of inspectors in the Department of Food and Civil Supplies was circulated wherein the petitioners in WP(C)/62 of 2019 who are direct recruits to the post (through competitive exam conducted by the NPSC) were placed at serial No. 8 and 10 and the private respondents Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, who were promoted to the same cadre were placed at serial No. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9. Being aggrieved by the placement of the respondent Nos. 5 to 8 above the petitioner No.1 and by placement of respondent No. 5 to 9, above the petitioner No. 2, the two petitioners in WP(C)/62 of 2019 came