JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. Abhai Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners.

Also heard Mr. Subu Tapin, learned Senior Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of the State Respondents No. 1 to 3; and Mr. U. K. Nair, learned senior counsel, appearing on behalf of the private Respondents No. 4 to 15.

2. By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have put to challenge the appointment of respondents No. 4 to 15 as Lower Division Clerk, Upper Division Clerk, and Upper Division Clerk-cum-Accountant, by issuing an order of appointment on various dates, such as, 28.04.2017, 26.05.2017 and 20.06.2017, by the Director of Accounts & Treasuries, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, with a further direction to the respondent authorities to advertise the aforesaid post of Lower Division Clerk, Upper Division Clerk, and Upper Division Clerk-cum-Accountant, and fill up the same through the competitive examinations as per the relevant Recruitment Rule.

3. The facts leading to filing of the present writ petition by the petitioners, briefly stated, are as follows:

The petitioner No. 1 is a graduate having received his degree in Bachelor of Arts in 2016, from Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills,