JUDGMENT :

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J.

1. As identical issues arise for consideration in these three writ petitions, they are decided through this common order.

2. In substance, the prayer of the petitioners in these petitions is that they should be promoted to the post of Professor from the post of Associate Professor with effect from their date of eligibility and not from the date of interview i.e. June 25, 2019.

3. For a decision in the writ petitions, it is necessary to note certain facts in each of the writ petitions and the same shall be narrated separately.

FACTS IN W.P. (C) No. 10564/2019

4. The petitioner was appointed as a Lecturer on ad-hoc basis in the year 1986 in the Faculty of law, University of Delhi on August 04, 1992. After meeting all the requirements of the University of Delhi, the petitioner was absorbed as a Lecturer on permanent basis on the roll of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. On October 14, 1996, the petitioner was promoted as Lecturer, Senior Scale from the date of her eligibility i.e. August 04, 1994. On February 19, 2000, she was promoted as Reader w.e.f. July 27, 1998 that is the, date of her eligibility.

5. On January 01, 2006 the post of Reader, on which the