JUDGMENT :

Mohammed Nias C.P. J.

The appeal by the State and its officials are directed against the judgment in W.P. (C) No. 15415 of 2020 which allowed the Writ Petition filed by the first respondent herein by directing the University to give approval for the promotion of the petitioner as Senior Lecturer with effect from 19-8-2000 and to grant all other consequential promotion and benefits to which the petitioner is eligible from time to time.

2. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of the appeal are as follows:

The first respondent/writ petitioner was initially selected as Junior Lecturer as per Ext. P3 order dated 17-8-1996 pursuant to which he joined on 19-8-1996. Petitioner contends that though he was appointed as Junior Lecturer, the notification for selection was for the post of Lecturer in Hindi. By Government Order dated 12-2-1996, a new cadre of teachers in the Collegiate Education Subordinate Service for teaching pre-degree courses in the State was created indicating the qualifications, method of appointment etc. the designation was “Junior Lecturer (Pre-Degree)”. Petitioner also claims to be fully qualified for the appointment of the post of Lecturer even from that t