Sreedharan, J.

These Writ Appeals arise from the decision in O. P. 9539/88. Appellant in W. A. 373/92 was not a party to the O. P. She has filed the W. A. after obtaining leave of this court.

2. Short facts necessary for the disposal of these Writ Appeals are as follows:-Agricultural University invited applications for selection to the post of Professor of Statistics as per Notification dated 9.11.83. It is the agreed case that the Notification was for filling up one post of professor of Statistics. Petitioner in the O.P. applied for the post among others. A select Committee prepared a rank list of three candidates. That rank list came into force with effect from 14.5.84. Immediately after the preparation of the select list, one more vacancy in the cadre of Professor of Statistics arose. So candidates ranked 1 and 2 in the select list were appointed against the two vacancies. When a subsequent vacancy arose in the cadre of Professor of Statistics, an Associate Professor who was not included in the rank list approached this court by filing O.P. 4386/84. Petitioner in 4386/84 is the appellant in W.A. 373/92. She raised a contention in that O. P. that Notification inviting a