( 1 ) THIS group of appeals has been preferred by persons who were appointed as ad hoc lecturers pending the availability of the regular recruits through the gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC for short), to the post of Lecturer, Gujarat Educational Service, Class ii, (Collegiate Branch), against the common judgement and order dated 15th July 2002 passed by the learned Single judge allowing the Special Civil Applications No. 2395 of 2001 and other cognate matters which were filed by the candidates selected through the GPSC as per the recruitment Rules applicable to the said post and rejecting the Special Civil Application No. 4396 of 2001 and other cognate matters which were filed by the ad hoc appointees, who were required to be replaced by the GPSC selectees.

( 2 ) IN Special Civil Application No. 2395 of 2001 and its cognate matters which were filed by the direct selectees through the GPSC, it was prayed that the petitioners should be appointed to the posts of Lecturer as per the recommendation of the GPSC. The GPSC had issued an advertisement on 15/06/1990 for recruitment to the posts of Lecturer, Gujarat Educational Services, class II, (Collegiate Bra