JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. R. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. R.H. Nabam, learned Additional A.G for the State Respondents.

2. By this writ petition, the petitioners, three (3) in numbers have challenged the recommendation of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) dated 07.09.2020 and the consequent order No. Sectt/PHE(Estt)-161/2012 Pt-I/631 dated 05.10.2020 whereby services of the petitioners as adhoc Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Public Health Engineering & Water Supply Department (“PHE&WS” in short) have been regularized w.e.f. the date of DPC i.e. 07.09.2020. The petitioners have prayed for a direction for regularization/promotion of the services of the petitioners as Assistant Engineer (Civil) in PHE&WS Department with retrospective effect w.e.f. the date of adhoc-promotion i.e. 09.05.2006 in respect of petitioner No. 1 and 06.06.2006 in respect of petitioner Nos. 2 & 3 and for grant of consequential benefits.

3. The petitioners are working as Assistant Engineer (Civil) [AE(C) in short] in the Department of PHE&WS, Government of Arunachal Pradesh. The petitione