JUDGMENT

Fateh Deep Singh, J. - The petitioners, in all numbering seven, have come up in this Civil Writ Petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking directions by way of certiorari thereby quashing the seniority list dated 27.12.2019 (Annexure PI6) and further seeking mandamus to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion to the posts of Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer (SDAO) or equivalent by virtue of communication dated 04.10.2018 (Annexure P12) claiming that their cases have already been forwarded for promotion and thus seeking stay of implementation of purported seniority list (Annexure P16).

2. The petitioners claim that they are working as Block Agriculture Officers/Technical Assistants (BAO/TA) details of which have been duly detailed in the petition and which need not be reproduced here. Earlier the petitioners were governed by the Haryana Subordinate Agriculture (Group 'C') Rules, 1993 as well as Haryana Horticulture (Group 'C') Service Rules, 1998, which have been put up under nomenclature of HAS-II with effect from 17.08.2010 (Annexure PI). The feeder post of the petitioners was Agriculture Development Officer and then to the post of Blo