JUDGMENT :

Sanjeev Kumar J

LPA No.64/2019

1. The appellants are aggrieved of and have called in question a judgment dated 18.12.2018 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court [“the Writ Court”] in SWP No.48/2014 titled Kavita Gupta and another v. State of J&K and others, whereby the Writ Court has dismissed the petition of the appellants filed to challenge the seniority list of Junior Scale Stenographers on multiple grounds.

2. Briefly stated, the facts leading to the filing of instant appeal, as are projected by the appellants in their petition and reiterated in the memo of appeal, are that the appellants came to be appointed as Junior Assistants in the Power Development Department (PDD) pursuant to their selection made by Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board w.e.f. 05.10.2000 and 26.04.2001 respectively. In the similar manner, respondent No.10 was appointed as Junior Assistant in PDD on 03.04.2001. Respondent No.6 came to be appointed as Junior Assistant by way of promotion. Respondent No.5 and 7 to 9 were the Junior Assistants appointed in the Divisional Cadre Kashmir. The Recruitment and conditions of service of various non-gazetted posts borne on Jammu & Kashmir Power Dev