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CASE NO.:

Appeal (civil) 59 of 2001

PETITIONER:

High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan

RESPONDENT:

P.P. Singh & Anr.

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 27/01/2003

BENCH:

CJI,S.B. Sinha & AR. Lakshmanan

JUDGMENT:

J U D G M E N T

W I T H

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 60, 61, 62, 63 AND 64 OF 2001

S.B. SINHA, J :

The effect of the recommendations of a Committee of two

Judges as regards criteria for grant of selection scale appointed by an

Acting Chief Justice which have subsequently been approved by a

Full Court of the High Court is in question in these appeals which

arise out of a judgment and order passed by a Division Bench of

Rajasthan High Court dated 23rd November, 2000 in D.B. Civil Writ

Petitions No. 671 of 2000, 987 of 2000 and 1263 of 2000.

The High Court of Rajasthan in exercise of its power conferred

upon it under Section 46 of the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance 1949

read with Article 225 of the Constitution of India and all other powers

enabling it in that behalf made Rules known as Rules of the High

Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, 1952 (hereinafter called and

referred to as "the Rules").

The Rules