SANGEETA CHANDRA,J. - (1.) Heard Sri P.N. Sexena, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava for the petitioners and Sri R.K. Ojha, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Ratnakar Upadhyay for the respondent no. 3 and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 1 and 2.
(2.) The petitioners have challenged the order dated 7.3.2014 passed by the Prescribed Authority and have prayed for a mandamus to be issued to the Prescribed Authority to decide the Reference Petition No. 2 of 2011 on its merits.
(3.) The facts as could be gathered from the pleadings on record and the judgments of this Court in earlier rounds of litigation filed by either of the parties are being given in brief as follows:-;