Honble BALIA, J.–These two special appeals are against common order passed in Vinod Pareek & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2861/98) and Ramchandra Kothari vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4537/98) on 18.08.1999.

(2). The facts giving rise to these appeals are that the petitioners in these two writ petitions were members of the Rajasthan Tehsildar Service. The recruitment to the Rajasthan Administrative Service is governed by the Rajasthan Administrative Service Rules, 1954. Under Rule 7, two sources of recruitment have been provided namely direct recruitment through combined competitive examination and by promotion of Tehsildars. The ratio between two sources from which recruitment is to be made to the service have been varied from time to time. Vide notification dated 21.8.97, the rules were amended and the ratio through direct recruitment and promotion was fixed as 66.7% and 33.3% respectively in place of 75% and 25%. The said amendment in the rules had been made effective with effect from 1.4.97. According to the petitioners, the cadre strength of RAS is about 752 and the same is likely to increase in future. The grievance o

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