Honble SINGHAL, J. — The following question has been referred to this Full Bench for consideration:

"Whether in the Schedule to the Rajasthan State Electricity Board Officers (Recruitment, Promotion and Seniority) Regulations, 1974 under Entry No. 19 providing quota of 25% for promotion of Accountants holding the qualifica-tion of Intermediate with ICWA or Graduate with DCWA is valid and is not violative of Arts. 14 & 16 of the Constitution."?

An objection was taken by the learned counsel for the respondents that in the present matter — a writ petition was filed by the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Karamchari Federation vs. R.S.E.B., D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5720/90 which was decided on 03.1.1991 and the prayer in the said writ petition was same which has been made in the present writ petition. It is submitted that the said writ petition was dismissed and, therefore, the members of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Karamchari Federation which a registered body, cannot submit another writ petition in the name of an unregistered association. This objection is being raised on two grounds :

(i) That the matter is barred by principles of res-judicata, and

(ii) That an unregistered association cannot file

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