JUDGMENT

SAWANT, J.:—Leave granted.

What is involved in this appeal is the interpretation of Resolution No. 105 of the respondent-Delhi Development Authority (DDA for short) passed on 16th June, 1971. The relevant portion of the Resolution reads as follows:

"Resolved that the same rules of promotion should be made applicable in the DDA as are in vogue in the Central PWD and no consideration for private service would be allowed.

2. The first appellant is an Association of the graduate Engineers and appellants 2 to 4 are members of the said Association and are at present employed as Assistant Engineers in the DDA. Respondents 4 to 12 are the diploma-holder engineers and are at present employed as Executive Engineers in the DDA. According to the appellants, under the Central Engineering Service, Class 1, Recruitment Rules, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as 1954 Rules) no Assistant Engineer who is a diploma-holder is qualified to be promoted to the post of Executive Eingeer. This, they contend, is the result of reading together of Rules 3, 4, 13 and 23 of the 1954 Rules. Since this position arising out of the 1954 Rules is not disputed before us on behalf of the respondents, it is not nece