JUDGMENT :

CHANDER BHUSAN BAROWALIA, J.

1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is maintained by the petitioners against the respondents praying therein for the following substantive reliefs :

(i) “That impugned notification dated 27.02.2019, Annexure P2, issued by respondent No.1, whereby it was implemented retrospectively, may kindly be quashed and set aside;

(ii) That the action of the respondent-authorities in compelling/forcing the petitioners to execute bond(s) in view of notification dated 27.02.2019, Annexure P2, and thereafter not allowing the petitioners to opt for the bond(s) already executed by them at the time of admission in view of subsequent notification dated 13.06.2019, Annexure P4 (whereby notification dated 27.02.2019 has been amended), may kindly be declared as null and void;

(iii) That the letter dated 31.08.2020/ 04.09.2020, Annexure P8, whereby the representations of petitioners No.2 & 3 have been rejected, may kindly be quashed and set aside;

(iv) That the respondent-authorities may kindly be directed to consider the petitioners governed by the provisions of the bond (s) executed by them at the time of their admission to Post-G