JUDGEMENT

Rajnesh Oswal, J.

1. The lack of rules providing for the qualification for the post of Sanitary Inspectors in the Directorate of Urban Local Bodies at the relevant point of time has given rise to this litigation. In all these four intra-court appeals, the common judgment dated 03.05.2018 passed by the learned writ court, disposing of two writ petitions each filed separately, by each of the respondent No. 3, has been impugned. The dispute now remains only between the appellant and respondent No. 3 in LPA No. 90/2018 & LPA No. 91/2018 respectively because the appellants in LPA No. 56/2018 and 57/2018 have attained the age of superannuation during the pendency of appeal, therefore both LPAs bearing nos. 90/2018 & LPA No. 91/2018 are being disposed of by this common judgment.

LPA No. 90/2018:

2. The respondent No. 3 filed a writ petition bearing SWP No. 1596/2006 challenging the order dated 12.05.2006, whereby his juniors were promoted and also prayed for issuance of the directions for placing him in the grade of Rs. 1760-3200 (Revised to Rs. 5700-10,100) from the date of his appointment i.e. 17.04.1985. During the pendency of the writ petition, the final seniority list of Sanita