JUDGMENT

AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Leave granted in all the petitions.

3. Civil Appeals arising from Special Leave Petitions (Civil)¹ [hereinafter referred to as the ‘SLP(C)’] No. 22278/2011 and 22813/2011 are directed against the common Judgment and Order dated 20.01.2011, passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur² [hereinafter referred to as the ‘High Court’] in D.B. Civil Special Appeals No. 382/2002 and 470/2002 respectively, whereby the writ appeals filed by the appellant were dismissed. The Civil Appeal emanating from SLP (C) No. 30963/2018 is directed against the Judgment and Order dated 04.05.2018, passed by the High Court in D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 714/2018, whereby another appeal filed by the appellant came to be dismissed.

BRIEF FACTUAL OVERVIEW:

4. We propose to deal, first, with the challenge to the order dated 20.01.2011. For the sake of convenience, the factual background, details and status of the parties shall be with reference to the Civil Appeal emerging from SLP (C) No. 22278/2011.

5. Respondents No. 1 to 54 were appointed as Research Assistants in the erstwhile University of Udaipur, renamed as Moh