Hon’ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi, J.—Heard Sri T. P. Singh, learned Senior Advocate alongwith Sri Anil Kumar Srivastava and Sri Swarn Kumar Srivastava, learned counsels for the petitioners, Sri Yogendra Kumar Yadav, learned Standing Counsel, appearing for respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and Sri Vikash Budhwar, appearing for respondent Nos. 4 5.

2. Parties have exchanged their affidavits with the consent of learned counsels for the parties, the writ petition is finally decided at the admission stage itself. The petitioners have field the present writ the petition with following prayers :

“(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 21.8.2012 whereby the respondent No. 4 has been given the charge of Chief Engineer Minor Irrigation Department as well as the order dated 30.6.2012 where by the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 have been given promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer by completely ignoring the provisions contained under U.P. Services of Engineers (Minor Irrigation Department Rules 1991, true copies whereof are contained in Annexures-1 and 2 respectively to the writ petition.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in t