ORDER :

A.J. SHASTRI, J.

1. Both these Letters Patent Appeals are submitted under clause 15 of Letters Patent feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and order dated 08.03.2019 passed in respective petitions. Since common questions of facts and law have arisen, upon the request of learned counsels appearing for respective sides, both the appeals are being taken up conjointly for disposal by the present order.

2. So far as Letters Patent Appeal No. 835 of 2019 is concerned, arising out of Special Civil Application No.3460 of 2019. The background facts of the said petition was that the appellant – original petitioner was appointed as a Lower Division Clerk (LDC) on an ad hoc basis from 01.11.2004 to 30.09.2005. The said appointment was extended from time to time and the last extension was made on 02.01.2019 ending on 31.12.2019. By this time, for filling up the post on a regular basis, an advertisement was issued by the respondent-university on 23.12.2018 regarding the recruitment process for various posts in university including this post. As per the advertisement, 15 Lower Division Clerk posts were to be filled up from amongst candidates with an age limit of 25 years.

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