Civil Misc. Application No. 02/2018:

1. For the reasons stated in the application, delay in filing the appeal is condoned.

2. The application is allowed.

Special Appeal (Writ) No. 1530/2018:

3. The appellants are aggrieved by the direction issued to the respondents to follow the regular procedure mandated by rules, i.e. to advertise the vacancies and fill them in accordance with rules.

4. The appellants grievance was that no reservation post was set apart for candidates belonging to the Non-TSP areas for recruitment process in question. During the pendency of proceedings, by interim order dated 04.10.2013, the Court had permitted the petitioners to participate in the process (even though there was no specific advertisement for this purpose). In the final relief, the Court issued a direction and found that non-mention or exclusion of TSP candidates as a specific category, was not justified. As a consequence, the Court had directed that the 23 posts which were to be filled by the petitioners, ought to be advertised and granted them opportunity to participate in the process.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners/appellants urges that the learned Single Judge erred in the directio