S.N. Jha, CJ.-These appeals arising from common Judgment of the learned Single Judge in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2692/1998 titled Dr. S.K. Kumbhaj vs. University of Rajasthan and analogous cases, dated 09.05.2005, have been heard together and are disposed of by this common order.

2. The writ petitions were filed making grievance of stagnation in the post of Associate Professor and manner in which posts of Professor were being filled by making ad hoc promotions by passing the statutory provisions. The petition were allowed with the following direction:-

“The University authorities are directed to take all necessary steps to hold regular selections on the vacant sanctioned posts of teaching staff and complete the process of regular selection and appointments within six months.........”

3. One of the points urged before us on behalf of the university was that even though grievance in the writ petitions related to non-filling of posts of Professors by regular selection/promotion, the learned Single Judge going beyond the scope of the petitions issued a general direction with respect to all sanctioned teaching posts. It was submitted that under Section 3(3) of the Rajasthan