JUDGMENT :

DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, J.

1. The present batch of petitions have been preferred against the judgment and order dated 31.03.2021, passed by the full Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal Jammu Bench, whereby the Tribunal has dismissed the TAs filed by the petitioners, challenging the promotion of private respondents as Inspectors (Armed) in the J&K Police made by the PHQ vide order dated 21.07.2005. The petitioners also seek a certiorari for quashing the tentative seniority list of Inspectors (Executive/Armed) issued vide order dated 29.08.2013 and the final seniority list issued vide order dated 23.11.2015.

Briefly stated, the material facts are as under:

2. The petitioners herein initially filed the writ petitions before the High Court, which upon creation of the Central Administrative Tribunal Jammu Bench, Jammu were transferred to the Tribunal for disposal. The grievance of the petitioners, as set up in the petitions, was that an advertisement notice dated 20.11.1993 was issued by the official respondents inviting applications for the post of Sub-Inspectors in the J&K Armed Police without reference to any particular wing. The petitioners came to be appointed in the year