ORDER :

1. Both these petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India have been filed for setting aside the order dated 27.7.2013 issued by Development Commissioner, CG, Raipur for appointment on the post of Sub Engineer (Civil) in the Department of Rural Engineering Services and directing the respondent authorities to prepare an amended merit list after adding marks of experience and thereafter, fill up the vacancies as per recruitment rules.

2. Brief facts of the case, as mentioned in these petitions, are that pursuant to the advertisement issued by the respondent-Department of Rural Engineering Services, CG, Raipur, the petitioners, who had all the requisite qualification as also experience, applied for the post of Sub Engineer (Civil/Electrical), Assistant Draftsman and Tracer. After due verification of their documents and scrutiny of the applications, merit list of selected candidates was prepared in which the petitioners names were also mentioned. However, no marks for experience was given to the petitioners in contravention of the conditions of the advertisement. Thereafter, on 27.7.2013 an order was issued by the Development Commissioner, CG, Raipur for appointment o