JUDGMENT :

MANOJ MISRA, J.

1. Special Appeal No. 17 of 2023 and Special Appeal No. 18 of 2023 are against the judgment and order dated 02.09.2022 of the learned Single Judge allowing Writ Petition No. 4963 of 2011 filed by Dr. Alok Kumar whereas Special Appeal No. 19 of 2023 is against the judgment and order of the same date in Writ Appeal No. 45120 of 2013 dismissing the writ petition filed by Dr. Rashmi Ranjan as infructuous in light of the judgment and order in Writ Appeal No. 4963 of 2011. As common questions of law and facts arise for consideration in these three appeals, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties they were heard together and are being decided by a common judgment and order.

FACTS

2. Writ Appeal No. 4963 of 2011 was filed by Dr. Alok Kumar (the respondent) seeking following reliefs:

“(i) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari after calling the relevant records from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi quashing the entire short listing qua petitioner’s post which has been done by applying the shortlisting guidelines which became effective from 02.11.2010.

(ii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of