JUDGMENT :

Biswanath Rath, J.

The fact as revealed from the pleadings of the parties is that the petitioners are all Local Self Government diploma holders and eligible to be considered for employment in Local Fund Service Cadre (for short “L.F.S. cadre”) post under the local bodies. Before approaching this Court, the petitioner no.1 had earlier approached this Court in O.J.C.No.5379 of 2000 seeking direction against the opposite parties therein to sponsor his name and consider his candidature as Junior Assistant for L.F.S. Cadre post relaxing the age limits. On their appearance, the opposite parties filed their counter disclosing the fact that all the eligible candidates including the petitioner have already been sponsored by the employment exchange and on their participation, list of eligible persons has already been notified under the select list. Considering the rival submissions of the parties, this Court disposed of the O.J.C.No.5379 of 2000 by order dated 5.12.2007 directing the State Government in Urban & Housing Development Department to take steps in terms of the affidavit and complete the entire exercise within a period of three months from the date of communication of the