S. H. A. RAZA AND BHAGWAN DIN, JJ.

( 1 ) THE petitioner, were initially appointed as Junior Engineers in the Mandi Parishad. One dhirendra Singh was also appointed as Junior Engineer in the Mandi Parishad. He was promoted on 15. 6. 1991 on the post of Assistant Engineer in stop-gap arrangement and thereafter on 11. 9. 1997 he was promoted on the post of Deputy Director (Electrical Mechanical ). The remaining petitioners who were Junior Engineers were promoted on stop-gap arrangement as assistant Engineers on different dates in the year 1995 and 1996. Being aggrieved against their reversion to the post of Junior Engineer, all the petitioners have preferred writ petitions before this Court.

( 2 ) THE factual matrix as set out in these writ petitions is that In the meetings dated 2. 8. 1995 and 19. 9. 1995, the Mandi Parishad increased the strength of Assistant Engineers from 72 posts to 100 posts and increased the posts of Assistant Engineers (Electrical Mechanical) from 11 to 30 posts. In pursuance of the said increased strength, the Director of Mandi Parishad passed orders of promoting the petitioners except Dhirendra Singh on the post of Assistant Engineer in the stop-gap arrangem

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