JUDGMENT

1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in a matter involving identical issue i.e. Satdev v. Sate of Rajasthan & Ors.

(SB Civil Writ Petition No.9899/2019), a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 25.07.2020 passed following order :-

"This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to accord notional benefits from the date appointment was given to similarly situated persons in the year 2013.

It is inter alia indicated in the writ petition that pursuant to the LDC recruitment 2013 (Annex.1), the petitioner participated in the recruitment and was selected, however, appointment was not accorded on account of pendency of litigation before this Court,wherein, the petitioners who were contractual employees, had questioned termination of their services as contractual employees.

After the litigation was over, by order dated 4.9.2017 (Annex.2),the petitioners were accorded appointment pursuant to the selections held in the year 2013.

It is inter alia indicated that petitioner was eligible in the year 2013, was duly selected pursuant to the selection process held by the respondents and was not accorded appointment only on account of pend