(1.) Heard learned counsel Shri J.K. Kaushik representing the petitioners and Shri Pankaj Sharma, learned AAG representing the respondents.
(2.) Before proceeding further, it is relevant to mention here that after the writ petition was filed, the petitioner No. 2 Rakesh Kumar Verma passed away and his legal representative Smt. Pratima Verma has been taken on record.
(3.) Brief facts relevant and essential for disposal of this writ petition are noted herein below: