ORDER :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. The petitioners herein seek to challenge the constitutional validity of the amendment made in the Chhattisgarh State University Service Rules, 1982 (for short, ‘the Rules of 1982’) by which the percentage of quota for the posts of Registrar & Deputy Registrar has been fixed amending the earlier rules on the ground that it is violative of sub-section (3) of Section 15-C of the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 (for short, ‘the Act of 1973’) and also violative of Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India, as well.

2. The aforesaid challenge has been made on the following factual backdrop: -

3. The petitioners are holding the substantive post of Assistant Registrar under the cadre of State University Service constituted under Section 15-C(1) of the Act of 1973 and they are posted in the State University. It is their case that their services are governed by the Rules of 1982 enacted under sub-section (2) of Section 15-C of the Act of 1973 and the post of Assistant Registrar, which they are holding, is the feeder cadre post for the post of Deputy Registrar and the post of Deputy Registrar is the feeder cadre post for the post of Registrar in t