ORDER

Hon'ble Dr. Sumeet Jerath, Member (A):

M.A No. 3792/2023 :-

The present M.A filed by the applicants for joining together in a single OA stands allowed for the reasons mentioned therein.

O.A No. 3288/2023 :-

The instant OA has been filed by Shri Sachin Sharma and 17 other similarly placed applicants under section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 , seeking the following reliefs:-

"(i) To quash and set aside the impugned Advertisement dated October 2023 (uploaded on the website of the Respondent No.2 on 12.10.2023); and

(ii) To continue with the services of the Applicants in the respective posts without any further interview;

(iii) To direct the Respondents not to replace the service of the Applicants by any other sources except by way of regular appointment and allowing the Applicants to serve the Respondent Department till the regular appointment on the posts.

(iv) accord all consequential benefits thereafter;

(v) award cost of the proceedings;

(vi) pass any other order as deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and allow cost in favour of the Applicant.".

2. The factual matrix of the case as per the counsel of the applicants is that they have been wo