JUDGMENT

Lisa Gill, J. - These matters are being taken up for hearing through video conferencing due to the outbreak of pandemic, COVID-19.

2. Both these writ petitions (CWP-4399-2018 and CWP-9559- 2019) were listed together and are taken up together for hearing and decision.

3. Question sought to be agitated in both the writ petitions is whether experience of service prescribed in Rules/Regulations namely Haryana Urban Development Authority Services Regulation, 1989 (Sub Divisional Engineer), for the purpose of accelerated promotion to the post of SDE is to be counted prior or post acquisition of qualification of AMIE?

4. Petitioners in CWP-9559-2019 seek quashing of promotion order dated 25.03.2019 whereby respondent no.4 namely M.P. Sharma (petitioner in CWP-4399-2018) has been promoted to the post of SDE along with others, pursuant to the 75th meeting of the Personnel Committee of Haryana Urban Development Authority, held on 8.03.2019 (Annexure P11). Petitioners in CWP-9559-2019 claim to be senior to respondent no.4, besides being highly qualified and meritorious, therefore, en