JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Rajendra Rai, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri P.K. Pandey, Advocate holding brief of Sri Sharad Ranjan Nigam, learned counsel for respondent.

2. Writ Petition (A) No.10265 of 2005 (hereinafter referred to as “Petition-1”) has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution by nine petitioners namely, Durga Prasad, Prem Chandra Dubey, Chandrajeet Yadav, Krishna Joshi, Sri Ram Dubey, Vijay Shanker Singh, Krishna Mohan Tiwari, Ram Nagina Yadav and Arvind Rai praying for issue of writ of certiorari quashing order dated 14.02.2005 (Annexure 4 to writ petition) in so far as it relates to up-gradation of respondents 5 to 19 to the post of Sub Inspector, Railway Protection Force (hereinafter referred to as “R.P.F.”) from the post of Assistant Sub Inspector, R.P.F. Petitioners have also prayed for issue of a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 3 and 4 not to apply rule of reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe while restructuring the cadre of Group C of R.P.F. Employee (Combatised).

3. All the petitioners are substantively appointed Assista