These petitions have been filed challenging the legality of the appointment order dated 27.8.2014, whereby Dr. S. Venkataraghava has been promoted from the post of Associate Professor to the post of Professor in Forensic Medicine. Since both these writ petitions challenge the same order, they are being decided by this common judgment.

2. The facts are being taken from the Writ Petition No.45474/2014.

It is the case of the petitioner, Dr. K. V. Satish, that on 11.8.2000 he was appointed as Lecturer in Forensic Medicine in the Bangalore Medical College. Subsequently, by order dated 28.11.2005, he was promoted to the post of Assistant Professor in the said college. Thereafter, by an order dated 25.5.2009, he was also promoted as Associate Professor in the said college. Subsequently, a vacancy arose in the post of Professor in Forensic Medicine. Against the said vacancy, three of the Associate Professors were eligible, namely, Dr.Bheemappa Havanoor, Dr.K.V.Satish (petitioner) and Dr.S.Venkataraghava (Respondent No.6 in W.P.No.45474/2014 and Respondent No.3 in W.P.No.48921/2014). The Review Committee considered their academic performance and their seniority; on 12.8.2014, it recomm