JUDGMENT

K. RAMASWAMY, J.:— The special leave to appeal is granted.

2. These appeals and the writ petition were heard elaborately along with Civil Appell No.4094 of 1984 on merits. Since same controversy, as involved in Civil Appeal No. 2316 of 1986, we are disposing of both the appeals and writ petition by a common order.

3. The appellants are Class II engineers in the Haryana Service of Engineers (Public Health Branch). They were promoted to officiate as Executive Engineers under the Punjab Service of Engineers, Class I, P.W.D. (Public Health Branch) Rules, 1961 made by the Governor in exercise of the powers under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution. After the formation of State of Haryana, the service was known as the Haryana Public Service of Engineers, Class I, P.W.D. (Public Health Branch) with effect from November 1, 1966. The rules are called for short the rules. The service under the rules consists of Asstt. Executive Engineer, Executive Engineer, Superintending Engineer and Chief Engineer. The State Government exercised its power under Rule 22 and relaxed the qualification of 5 years length of service and promoted the appellants and S. L. Chopra as Executive Enginee