G.P. Mathur, J.

This special appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 14-10-1999 of a learned single Judge by which the C. M, Writ Petition No. 109 of 1999 filed by the appellants was dismissed.

2. AN office memorandum was issued by the Allahabad High Court on 24-11- 1998 inviting applications for making recruitment to the post of Bench Secretary Grade II from such assistants of the Court who had put in not less than 10 years continuous service on 1-12-1998 in Class III cadre. The selection was to be made on the basis of a competitive examination and interview. The appellants, Shatrughan Tripathi and Kamlakar Dwivedi, who were working as Lower Division Assistants, made applications for the post but their candidature was rejected on the ground that they had not put in 10 years' continuous service in Class III cadre. The appellants then filed the writ petition giving rise to the present appeal in which an interim order was passed on 8-1-1999 that they should be allowed to appear in the examinations but their result shall not be declared. The petitioners appeared in the examination and, thereafter, moved an application praying that their results be dec