ORDER

1. On being selected by the Departmental Promotion Committee (For short DPC), on merit basis, the petitioners in SLPs (C) Nos. 10090-92 of 1992, 10329, 12693-94 of 1993 and 10316-21 of 1994 were appointed by promotion to the Rajasthan Administrative Service, in the merit quota, by two separate orders dated 26-2-1988. They were promoted to the post carrying Junior Scale in that Service. Similarly, the petitioners in SLP (C) No. 10670 of 1993 were promoted to the post carrying Selection Grade in that Service. In SLPs (C) Nos. 17048-49 of 1993 filed by the State, Respondents 3 and 4 were promoted to the Selection Grade in the Rajasthan Accounts Service. All these promotions were given against the vacancies of the years 1981-82 to 1986-87. These promotions were challenged by the contesting respondents by filing appeals in the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, on the ground that they were not in accordance with the Rules, inasmuch as those promotees did not have outstanding or very good record for all the 7 years preceding the year of their selection. The Tribunal upheld the challenge and set aside those orders of promotion. Therefore the petitioners filed writ petitions