ORDER

These appeals by special leave arise from the judgment of the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court, made on February 13, 1985 in OP No. 5366/1982. The contesting first respondent, a Section Officer in the University, appointed by direct recruitment, challenged the promotion of V. Vasudevan as Deputy Registrar and P.K. Sudhakaran as Assistant Registrar of the Cochin University. The facts are that the Syndicate in its Resolution dated December 3, 1980 adopted Rules 14 to 17-A of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules (for short, the Rules ) so as to be applicable to the University in the matter of recruitment. The Syndicate in its meeting dated January 20, 1981 resolved that non-teaching posts in the University in Class I, Class III and Class IV would be made available for application of rule of reservation in the matter of promotion to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. In Resolution dated March 7, 1981, the Syndicate further resolved that special recruitment to six vacant posts be advertised for recruitment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes declaring them to reserved posts. By further Resolution dated October 1, 1981, it resolved to recommend