By this judgment, it is proposed to dispose of Civil Rule No.397 of 1996 and Civil Rule No.540 of 1996 since a common question of law is involved in both the cases.

2. The petitioners case is that some of the Assistant Teachers who were juniors to them were promoted to the post of Assistant Headmaster/Assistant Headmistresses of different High Schools with effect from 5th day of November, 1992. The said batch of Assistant Teachers were again promoted to the post of Headmasters/Headmistresses in the pay scale of Rs.2100-4530/- with effect from 29.11.95 Thus the petitioners were ignored and superseded. On representation submitted by the petitioners, the respondents vide Notification No. F 2A (10-17) DSE/83 (L III), dated 19th February, 1996 (Annexure I) promoted the petitioners to the post of Assistant Headmasters/ Assistant Headmistresses with retrospective effect from 5th November, 1992, that is the day when their juniors were promoted. By the same notification, the petitioners along with others were also promoted on ad hoc basis of the post of Headmaster/Headmistresses for a period of six (6) months with effect from 29.11.1995, that is the day on which their juniors were promoted.

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