Aftab Alam, J.

1. These two petitions are filed by the same petitioner who was a member of the Superior Judicial Service of this State. In C.W.J.C. No. 7935 of 1998 he seeks to question the High Courts decision not to allow him to continue in service beyond the age of 58 years and in C.W.J.C. No. 7967/98 hetries to assail the High Courts decision not to give him promotion to the Super Time Scale of pay while he was still in service. In these two writ petitions he prays for a direction to be given the Super Time Scale of pay from 9.5.1996, the date from which officers junior to him were given that scale as well as a direction to be allowed the benefit of the extension of age of retirement from 58 years to 60 years in terms of the decision of the Supreme Court in All India Judges Association & Ors. V/s. The Union of India & Ors. A.I.R. 1993 SC 2493.

2. The petitioner, whose date of birth is 16.12.1940 joined the Subordinate Judicial Service of the State w.e.f. 23.9.1965 as a Munsif on probation and was confirmed on that post w.e.f. 7.6.1970. He was promoted in the rank of Subordinate Judge w.e.f. 14.10.1977 and was confirmed on the post pf Subordinate Judge w.e.f. 1.3.1979. H