Judgment

BEG, J. :- The State of Mysore has come to this Court with two appeals now before us by special leave against the common judgment on two Writ Petitions which were allowed. The High Court of Mysore had quashed three State Government Notifications Nos. G. S. Rs. 384, and 592 and 305, dated 30th August, 1967, amending the Mysore State Accounts Services (Recruitment) Rules, 1959, and the promotions of Respondents 3 to 8 of Writ Petition No. 1416/67. It had directed the State of Mysore to consider the cases of the petitioners with those of Respondents 5 to 8 for promotion before it under the Mysore State Accounts Services (Recruitment) Rules 1959, made under Article 309 of the Constitution of India, notified on 26-5-1959.

2. The two petitioners before the High Court, who are respondents before us, had joined the Accounts services in the Controller s office of the former Mysore State as first and second Division Clerks. Consequent upon the abolition of the Comptroller s office, the petitioners began working as accounts Clerks under the Chief Engineer, P.W.D. On 31st October, 1955, a Divisional Accounts Cadre, in the scale of Rs. 130-335 was created by the Mysore Government under