ORDER

1. Special leave granted.

2. The respondents 4 and 5 Dr B.N. Singh and Dr S.N. Pandeya were appointed in 1982 and 1983 respectively as Professors of Medicine on ad hoc basis in King Georges Medical College, Lucknow. This College was under the management of the Lucknow University. In December 1984, the post of Professor of Medicine was advertised to fill in the vacancy of the year 1982-83 on a regular basis by the direct selection. The appellant as well as the aforesaid two respondents and one Dr S.S. Aggarwal were amongst those who applied for the said post. In the meantime the appellant Dr A.R. Sircar was also appointed as a Professor of Medicine in the said college on ad hoc basis w.e.f. April 2, 1985. Pursuant to the advertisement issued in December 1984 interviews were held on February 24, 1986. It will thus appear that at the date of the interview the appellant as well as respondents 4 and 5 were serving as Professors of Medicine in the college on ad hoc basis. After the interviews were completed the result disclosed that Dr S.S. Aggarwal was placed at serial No. 1 and the appellant Dr A.R. Sircar at the serial No. 2 on the select list. Respondents 4 and 5 were not selecte