Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge

1. The petitioners by way of present petition have prayed for the following substantive reliefs:

i) That the letters/orders dated 12.9.2018, 9.6.2018 and 1.10.2018 Annexure A-13 (Colly) be quashed and set aside for all intents and purposes.

ii) That issue appropriate directions to the respondents/Competent Authorities to fix the pay scales for the post of Civil Nazir in respondent No.3 similar to the pay scales of Civil Nazir as has been fixed in the Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Courts/Judiciary.

iii) Issue appropriate directions to the respondents to carry necessary amendment in the R & P Rules, provide promotion avenues to the applicants/Civil Nazir’s as are available to their counterparts in the Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Courts/Judiciary with retrospective effect with all consequential benefits within a time bound manner.

iv) That the respondents may be directed to accordingly work out the arrears of pay in favour of the applicants and pay the same to the applicants alongwith 9% p.a.

v) That the pay of the applicants accordingly be fixed with all consequential benefits.

2. The facts as emerge from the pleadings are that the petitioners were a