ORDER

Jaswant Singh, J. - The instant Writ Petition filed by two petitioners is directed against the Instructions dated 23.01.2018 (P-12) as well as 30.04.2018 (P-13) issued by the Chief Secretary, Haryana. The sole ground of challenge is that vide the impugned Instructions, the reservation for Ex-servicemen in Group A & B posts in State of Haryana has been converted from vertical to horizontal one by sub-division of that specific category without appreciating the fact that a person belonging to a specific category has been granted the benefit of reservation within reservation which is violative of Art 14 & 16 of the Constitution. A Writ of mandamus has also been sought for directing the Respondent No. 2, Haryana Public Service Commission to re-advertise the posts qua Ex-Servicemen category by applying 5% prescribed quota reserved for Ex-Servicemen as vertical reservation in direct recruitment to Class-I & II posts.

2. The petitioners herein are the Ex-Servicemen belonging to General Category. They are the applicants for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Haryana Civil Services (Judicial Branch) advertised by Respondent No. 2 Haryana Public Service Commission vide advertise