JUDGMENT

1. These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners for issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash the letter dated 2.2.2013 issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DP), Government of Manipur; advertisement dated 7.5.2013 issued by the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC); the appointment letter dated 8.9.2014; and, the continuation letter dated 30.10.2015 in so far as it relates to Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Manipur.

2. Since the challenge and the point for consideration are one and the same, all the writ petitions were heard together and disposed of by this common order.

3. Brief common facts are as follows:-

The petitioners have joined as Section Officers in the Public Health Engineering Department in the year 1999. On 29.4.1999, the Government of Manipur issued an Office Memorandum making provision for holding Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) at regular annual intervals against the vacancies occurring during the course of a year. On 6.11.1999, a complete ban was imposed on direct recruitment