JUDGMENT :

1. The legal issue involved in this petition is that “whether ad-hoc service of an employee can be counted for the purpose of determining his seniority?”

2. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayer:-

“It is, therefore, most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble High court may graciously be pleased to admit and allow this writ petition and by an appropriate writ, order or direction the order dated 7.12.99 may kindly be ordered to be quashed and set aside and the order dated 14.08.98 may kindly be upheld.

Any other reliefs or order which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper be also passed in favour of the humble petitioner.”

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that admittedly appointment was given to the respondent No. 2 on the post of Junior Instructor vide order dated 06.02.1989 on temporary basis for a period of six months under Rule 26 of the Rajasthan Technical Training Subordinate Rules, 1975 (for short, ‘the Rules of 1975’). Counsel submits that on completion of six months service, the services of the respondent No.2 were terminated against which the respondent No. 2 submitted S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4451/1989 before th