Petitioner in writ petition No. 2020 of 1995 is an advocate of this Court. Petitioner No. 1 in writ petition No. 3587 of 1995 is registered Association of the Employees and Officers of U. P. Public Service Commission, Allahabad (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), of which petitioner No. 2 is the President. They have filed these writ petitions challeng ing the thirteenth amendment dated September 7, 1994 of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (Limitation of Function) Regulation, 1954, made under the proviso to clause (3) of Article 320 of the Constitution dispensing with the consultation with the Commission on the matters relating to appoint ment by promotion to the State Civil service and

post and the principle to be followed in making such appointment. Consultation with the Commission as regards the appointment by direct recruitment to ibe State Civil service and post has also been reduced/curtailed substantially.

2. Both the Commission and the State Government have filed their counter-affidavits and the petitioner has filed rejoinder-affidavit in reply thereto. We have heard Sri Ashok Bhushan, learned counsel for the peti tioner, Sri Rakesh Owive