Judgment

SHINGHAL, J.:- These appeals arise out of a judgment of the Bombay High Court dated March 11, 1975, by which the High Court quashed that part of Government resolution dated January 15, 1970, which holds that the respondents Nos. 3 to 5 should not be compelled to go back to their respective lists and which gives a further option to these three respondents to indicate whether they wanted to go back to the department of History. The High Court has further held that the writ petitioners will be entitled to be considered for promotion to Class I posts in the department of Political Science and the seniority of respondents Nos. 3 to 5 will be considered in the Seniority list relating to the Department of History.

2. The controversy arose because of a writ petition filed by Bhalchandra Khanderao Joshi and Parmakar Siddhanath Kane. Both of them were members of the Maharashtra Educational Service, Class II (Collegiate Branch). Bhalchandra Khanderao Joshi was M. A. in Political Science as well as in History. He was appointed Lecturer in Political Science in 1958 and was confirmed in that capacity. Padmakar Siddhanath Kane passed M. A. Examination in Political Science in 1956 and was a