ORDER :

Since common questions of law and facts arise for consideration in these petitions, the same were taken up together for hearing and are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2. The petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 14.11.2014 whereby the official-respondents have transferred the post of Professor from ‘Shareer Rachna’ Department where the petitioners were working to the Department of ‘Kayachikitsa’in Ayurvedic Medical College, Paprola, District Kangra, which according to them, has extinguished chances of their promotion.

3. According to the petitioners, initially they were appointed as Ayurvedic Medical Officers. Lateron, the petitioner in CWPOA No.6875 of 2019 was appointed as Lecturer in the Ayurvedic Medical College at Paprola, District Kangra, in the year 2002 and petitioner in CWPOA No. 6733 of 2019 was appointed as Lecturer in the Ayurvedic Medical College at Paprola, District Kangra, in the year 2012 and thereafter promoted as Senior Lecturers on 27.09.2006 and 10.04.2015, respectively.

4. According to the petitioners, they can be promoted as Readers after working for a minimum period of five years in the capacity of Senior Lecturers. But, the respondents is