TYAGI, J.—The petitioners in these two writ petitions are the members of the Rajasthan Police Service and by filing these petitions they have challenged the correctness of the seniority list of the Rajasthan Police Service Officers issued on 19th June, 1966, under Rule 33 of the Rajasthan Police Service Rules. 1954, (hereinafter to be referred as the Rules). Accept Shri Rameshwar Khuteta and Shri Om Prakash respondents Nos. 25 and 26 in the writ application filed by Mr. Kaushib, all the respondents are common in both these petitions. Since common questions of law and facts arise in both these petitions I propose to dispose them of by one judgment.

2. The case of the petitioners is that they were recruited to the Rajasthan Police Service through competitive examination in the year 1954 and that their appointment was made by the State Government by issuing the appointment letter Ex. P. 2 dated 13th September, 1955. In Writ Petition No. 533 of 1966, respondents Nos. 6 to 24 except respondent No. 19 Shri Ram Singh were recruited to the Rajasthan Police Service in the promotion quota under Rule 7(b) and (c) of the Rules in the year 1955, but their appointment was actually made in the yea

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