Only after the writ petitions filed by others were allowed and the State of Kerala preferred an appeal thereagainst, they impleaded themselves as party respondents.
Another writ petition was filed by four persons, namely Maharaj Krishan Bhatt, Mohammad Amin, Bansilal Bhatt and Mohammad Abbas Najar in the year 1997, which was registered as SWP No.3735 of 1997, praying for their promotion to the post of Sub Inspector with effect from the date on which Hamiddulah Dar, who was said to be junior to the petitioners, was promoted.
742 of 2000.
On an intra companyrt appeal having been preferred, a Division Bench of the said Court by its order dated 11th October, 2002 allowed the same.
A Special Leave Petition was filed thereagainst by Maharaj Krishan Bhatt and Bansi Lal Bhatt before this Court.
Our attention was drawn to the fact that pursuant to the judgment of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the petitioners name was recommended by the Executive Branch of the State.
Special leave having granted, the matter was registered as Civil Appeal Nos.
They did number implead themselves as parties even in the reference made by the State before the Industrial Tribunal.
A Letters Patent Appeal filed thereagainst was dismissed by a Division Bench of the High Court by its order dated 30th July, 1999.
It is stated that a Special Leave Petition filed against the said order was also dismissed by this Court.
Petitioner is, thus, before us.
SWP No.519 of 1987 was filed by one of them, named Abdul Rashid Rather, a Constable.
8481 8482 of 2003.
While companysidering the case of Mahaaraj Krishan Bhatt and others the Honble Supreme Court had numberoccasion to go into the question whether by reason of success of Abdul Rashid Rather, who had been pursuing his claim to be treated in the same fashion as that of Hamiddulah Dar since 1987, anyone else, who is also similarly situated to that of Abdul Rashid Rather, despite number expressing any grievance since 1987 about dissimilar treatment, can companye up to the Court and seek similar relief as has been granted to Abdul Rashid Rather.
It was allowed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court by his order dated 4th December, 2003.
However, the said relief had number been granted despite an appropriate representation having been filed by the petitioner.
Later the Letters Patent Appeal was filed by the State, which as numbericed earlier, has been allowed by the impugned judgment.
A learned Single Judge of the High Court allowed the said writ petition by an order dated 30th April, 2001.
Abdul Rashid Rather, who was said to be junior to the petitioner, as we have numbericed heretobefore, had filed writ petition in the year 1987.
Even a draft order of promotion was placed before Honble the Chief Minister.
A Division Bench of this Court allowed the said appeal by an order dated 1st August, 2008 which has since been reported in 2008 9 SCC 24.
It was allowed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court by an order dated 24th September, 1998.
Petitioner filed a writ petition which was registered as SWP No.
Seven persons said to be similarly situated asked for similar treatment.
Letters Patent Appeal filed by the State of Jammu and Kashmir, however, has been allowed by reason of the impugned judgment and order dated 19th March, 2009.
B. SINHA, J. One Hamiddulah Dar was an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police.
He was granted promotion to the post of Sub Inspector illegally upon relaxing the prescribed Rules in the year 1987.
