It is thereafter that the petitioners filed these writ petitions (4228 to 4230 of 1978) under article 32 of the Constitution, claiming the following reliefs: (a) a writ of certiorari directing respondents 1 and 2 (the State of Haryana and the High Court of Punjab & Haryana respectively) to quash the order dated May 4, 1973 where by respondent 3 was confirmed w.e.f. July 7, 1972 and the order dated June 6, 1978 granting the selection grade to him; (b) a writ of mandamus declaring rule 12 of the Rules as violative of the fundamental rights of the petitioners guaranteed under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution; and (c) a writ of prohibition restraining respondents 1 and 2 from taking any action on the new seniority list or in pursuance of the orders dated May 4, 1973 and June 6, 1978.