ORDER :

(Parth Prateem Sahu, J.) :

3. In both these writ petitions challenge is to the amendment brought in the Chhattisgarh Water Resources Engineering and Geological (Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2014 vide Notification dated 04.12.2018. As a common question of law is being involved in these writ petitions, they were heard together and are being decided by this common order.

4. Learned Senior Counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners in WPS No.4861/2021 are the Sub-Engineers (Civil) having qualification of degree in engineering and Petitioners in WPS No.3496/2020 are the Sub-Engineers (Electrical and Mechanical Branch) (for short 'E/M') of the Water Resources Department and they are working at their respective places of posting. Petitioners in WPS No.4681/2021 were appointed in the year 2013 as per Chhattisgarh Water Resources Geological Service (Gazetted) Rules, 1968 (for short ‘Rules of 1968’) The Rules of 1968 came to be amended in the year 2000, making provision of filling-up of 75% post of Assistant Engineer by way of promotion and out of this 75%, 50% posts were to be filled up from the Sub-Engineers holding diploma certificate; 20% from the Sub-Engineer having degree in