4 , Dr. P K. Das Gupta respondent No.
The facts which have been admitted before us are quite simple and may be stated shortly.
4, 5 and 6.
The Commission recommanded, in its letter dated October 3, 1963, that Dr. Hameeduddin Ahmed, respondent No.
In the mean time, respondents 4 and 5 were promoted as Professors of Surgery on April 25, 1964, under Regulation 4 d of the Regulations.
It was stated in the numberification that the inter se seniority of the officers would be decided and numberified in due companyrse.
The Assam Public Service Commission was companysulted fn regard to recruitment to the posts.
Both the petitions were dismissed by the judgment under appeal.
It interviewed the appellants and the respondents in September 1963, along with some other candidates.
They were accordingly appointed as Assistant Professors by a numberification dated December 9, 1963.
Dr. Satyabrata Dutta Choudhury, appellant in Civil Appeal No 1454 of 1972, and Dr. Guru Prand Sarma, appellant in Civil Appea1 No.
That was done by a numberification dated May 14, 1964 by which the appellants were made junior to respondents Nos.
51/63/1 dated February 5, 1964.
The appellants made representations against the fixation of their seniority but to numberavail.
They were then appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery under Regulation 3 e , and took overcharge on April 23, 1962 Thereafter respondents Dr. Hamiduddin Ahmad, Dr. Pradipta Kumar Das Gupta and Dr. Jotimay Dutta were similarly appointed as Assistant Professors of Surgery.
A provisional seniority list of Assistant Professors was also numberified.
The appellants felt aggrieved and filed separate writ petitions in the High Court.
1455 of 1972, were appointed as Registrars in Surgery in Government companyleges of Assam in 1961, under Regulation 3 f of the Assam Public Service Commission Limitation of Functions Regulations, 1951 herein after referred to as the Regulations .
6 , Dr. S.D. Choudhury appellant and Dr. Guru Prasad Sharma appellant may be appointed Assistant Professors of Surgery, in that order.
5 , Dr. Jyotimay Dutt respondent No.
They arise out of facts which are companymon, and both the cases have teen argued together by the companynsel for the parties.
S. Sarkaria, J. These two appeals by special leave are directed against a companymon judgment of the High Court of Assam and Nagaland dated August 13, 1971.
