ORDER :

Doraiswamy Raju, J.

The above appeals have been filed against the judgment and order dated 27-2-1996 and 9-5-1994 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in CWPs Nos. 14361 of 1993 and 3784 of 1994 respectively whereunder the Division Bench while quashing Condition 8 incorporated in the order dated 30-11-1992 giving notional retrospective promotion to a number of persons simultaneously on the basis of certain court orders declaring the procedure and principle relating to the method of promotion in respect of those who were already in service, but subsequently acquired AMIE qualification, further held them to be entitled to the monetary benefits also on the basis of such notional promotions. Though the sole respondent in each of the above appeals has been duly served with the notice, the respondent in Civil Appeal No. 5094 of 1997 above chose to enter appearance through counsel and in the other appeal the sole respondent has chosen not to contest the appeal either in person or by engaging any counsel.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants. He brought to our notice a decision of this Court in State of Haryana v. O.P. Gupta, (1996) 7 SCC 533 : (1996) 33 AT