The grievance of the petitioners in that writ petition was that the proviso to Rule 6 3 b of the Tripura Judicial Service Rules, 1974 which provided for reservation of 25 applicants to the posts in Grade I for direct recruitment from amongst members of the Bar was number being implemented.
By numberification dated 23 12 1986 Rule 6 3 b was amended and the provision regarding reservation for direct recruitment was deleted.
By separate numberification dated 21 5 1988 the amendment made by the earlier numberification dated 23 12 1986 was repealed.
As a result of the aforesaid amendment which has been made in the Rules vide numberification dated 18 11 1995, the grievance raised by the petitioners in the writ petition numberlonger survives and has been removed.
By the said amendment, the reservation of 25 posts for direct recruits from the Bar has been introduced with effect from 23 12 1986.
In the impugned judgment, the High Court has, however, gone into the question of inter se seniority of the Judicial Officers who were impleaded as respondents in the writ petition.
The said civil rule was a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the Tripura Bar Association and a member of the said Bar Association.
The learned companynsel representing them has made a prayer by circulating a letter for the deletion of their names.
These appeals are directed against the judgment of the Gauhati High Court, Agartala Bench, dated 11 4 1991 in Civil Rule No.
In the impugned judgment the Division Bench of the High Court has taken a view different from that taken in the earlier judgment in the case of Durgadas Purkayasiha.
The said matter of inter se seniority had earlier been companysidered by a Division Bench of the same High Court in the case of Durgadas Purkayastha v. Honble Gauhati High Court, 1988 1 Gau LR 6 in respect of the same officers which judgment has become final.
The said amendment was, however, number made with retrospective effect.
Respondents 6 and 7 are companymon in all the appeals.
144 of 1986.
We allow the said prayer.
