This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 28.06.2016 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No. 326 of 2002 whereby and whereunder prayer made in the writ petition for a direction to the respondents to appoint the petitioners who came out successful in DPC in the post of Surveyors in the Department of Works, Government of Manipur was rejected.

2. The case of the writ petitioners/appellants is that pursuant to the advertisement issued by the Department of Works for appointment of 9 persons on the post of Surveyor, the petitioners/ appellants did apply. They subsequently faced interview on 21.10.1999. When the results were not declared even after passing of couple of years, the petitioners filed a writ application before the Hon’ble Gauhati High Court, Imphal Bench. The court passed an interim order on 23.02.2001 directing the respondents to declare the result of the DPC held on 21.10.1999. In compliance of the said order, results were declared whereby the petitioners were shown as successful as they figured at sl.nos.1 to 9. Even thereafter when the petitioners were not offered appointment, they made enquiry and came to know that on account of ban