MUKTA GUPTA, J.

1. Pratap Singh Bist, respondent No.1 herein filed a writ petition being WP(C) No.1387/2012 inter alia seeking setting aside of the appointment of Shambhu Sharan Mishra, the appellant in LPA No.380/2014 as Assistant Director and a direction to appoint him as Assistant Director. The said writ petition was allowed vide the impugned order dated 1st April, 2014 quashing the appointment of Shambhu Sharan and directing appointment of Pratap Singh as Assistant Director of Directorate of Hindi Medium Implementation (DHMI), University of Delhi. Hence the two appeals before this Court one by Shambhu Sharan and other LPA bearing No.363/2014 by University of Delhi.

2. Learned Single Judge held that the issue before it was that despite the availability of Pratap Singh, a candidate who fulfilled all essential eligibility criteria, appointment could have been given to Shambhu Sharan after relaxing the eligibility criteria.

3. Applications were invited by the University of Delhi vide advertisement dated 31st May, 2011for the post of Assistant Registrar, DHMI and the adve