AJAY RASTOGI, J.

1. The present batch of writ petitions have been filed by the prospective applicants who are claiming themselves to be eligible for the post of Assistant Professor in their respective subjects in the University of Rajasthan but the respondents since failed to hold open selection through the process of direct recruitment, as envisages u/Sec.3(1) of the Rajasthan Universities' Teachers and Officers (Selection for Appointment) Act, 1974 and permitted the adhoc appointments to continue for more than two decades including illegal appointees as alleged have been absorbed by the Act No. 22 of 2008 namely the Rajasthan Universities' Teachers (Absorption of Temporary Teachers) Act, 2008, their right of fair consideration for regular selection against the substantive posts has been seriously jeopardized.

2. With the consent of the parties, we have taken the facts of lead matter from D.B Civil Writ Petition No. 6324/2008 [Dr. Rakesh Kumar Meena v. State of Rajasthan].

3. The academic profile of the individual petitioner regarding their qualification with track record has been disclosed in Schedule-A appended to the petition and their grievance is that the petitioners a