(1.) The issue involved in these writ petitions are whetherthe police officials, who have been accorded one stage accelerated promotion by virtue of G.O. Ms. No. 1252 dated 29.10.2004, for the service rendered by them in the elimination of Sandal Wood Veerappan are eligible for further promotion, they being seniors to the promotional post, even though they were juniors to several persons in the original post which they were holding, before their accelerated promotion.
(2.) The short facts which led the petitioners to file the above referred writ petitions set out in the affidavit in support of the writ petitions, in nut shell are stated here under:
(3.) Counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the Government wherein the following facts have been set out: