1. The petitioners, who are stated to be serving in the post of Industrial
Promotion Officer in the Department of Commerce and Industries for the
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last 14 years, are again before this Court in this third round of litigation
praying for regularisation of their services in the said post.
2. The brief necessary background facts are that the petitioners had
entered their services by a selection process which had been conducted by
the Departmental Selection Committee, and were appointed under
Regulation 3(f) of the MPSC (LoFs) Regulation 1972. On their services not
being regularised, the writ petitioners had in the years 2017 and 2019,
approached this Court by way of WP(C). No. 198 of 2017 and WP(C). No.
257 of 2019, which were disposed of by this Court vide order dated 11-03-
2020, whereby, directions were issued that the petitioners be allowed to
participate in the selection process which had been advertised on 26-04-
2016. Against the order of the Single Bench, the writ petitioners had then
preferred WA. No. 11 of 2020 and WA. No. 12 of 2020, which was disposed
of by order dated 22-10-2021, whereby this Court had directed that the
representation of the petitioners was to be decided by the respondents on its
own merit and in the light of documents dated 10-01-2013 and 19-02-2021.