BHAGIRATHDAN HIMMAT SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) LEAVE to appeal granted.

(2.) THESE two appeals arise upon a common judgment delivered by a division bench of the Rajasthan High court and they can be decided together. By that judgment the division bench set aside the judgment and order of the learned Single Judge upon the writ petitions filed by the appellants in these two appeals and dismissed the same.

(3.) ON 30/09/1977 two posts of Deputy Drilling Engineer fell vacant. The appellants filed writ petitions in the Rajasthan High court praying that the State government be directed to consider their cases for promotion to the post of Deputy Drilling Engineer and, if found suitable, to be so promoted with effect from the date upon which the vacancies occurred. The appellants also challenged the appointment of the third and fourth respondents to these appeals to take charge of the vacant posts of Deputy Drilling Engineer on the ground that these respondents were much junior to them.