1. - Since all these writ petitions raise common questions of law and facts, they were heard analogously and are being disposed of by a common order.

2. The petitioners who were the members of Rajasthan Tehsildar Service were promoted to the Rajasthan Administrative service against the promotion quota of 1981. Said promotions were assailed by filing appeals before the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal. The appeals stood allowed and promotions were quashed with further direction to the State Government and Board of Revenue to reconvene the D.P.C. for the year 1981 as per relevant rules. Meeting of D.P.C. was convened as per directions of the to Tribunal and order dated Feb. 26, 1988 came to be issued. Cases of the petitioners were reviewed by the DPC and they were not found suitable for promotion. The act of the State of Rajasthan in not promoting the petitioners to the Rajasthan Administrative Services has been assailed in the instant writ petitions. It has also been prayed that circular dated October 18, 1976 as well as the order of tribunal and subsequent orders issued on the basis of the said order be quashed and the petitioners be promoted against the quota of