1. Prelude to this litigation is the judgment of this Court dated 19.5.1992 rendered by a Division Bench in CWP No. 2670/1987 entitled J.N. Verma v. Honble the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and Anr. In fact, the entire case of the petitioner rests on the shoulders of that judgment inasmuch as the grievance of the petitioner is that directions contained in that judgment are not followed in letter and spirit and had that been done the petitioner also would have been its beneficiary.

2. The petitioner herein is an employee of this Court. He, at the relevant time, was holding the substantive post of Assistant on permanent basis. Next promotion is to the post of Private Secretary/Court Master/Superintendent as these are the equivalent posts in terms of Delhi High Court Establishment (Appointment of Conditions of Service) Rules, 1972. In the year 1985, the Delhi High Court decided to fill up the posts of Superintendent/Court Master and Circular dated 27.9.1985 was issued inviting applications from the eligible employees in this behalf. The petitioner appeared in that test and was declared to have qualified the written examination. Total number of persons who had qualif