2 to 5 were promoted to officiate as district judges alongwith one shri m.m.
25 to 28.
number daj 1071/687 h i. the following persons are appointed as assistant judges on an officiating basis initially till they are appointed as district judges with effect from the dates on which they assume charge of their appointments shri ishwarchand gulabchand shah shri bhaskar dattatraya bhirud shri hajivandh hiralal kantharia shri anant dhyanu mane by order and in the name of the governumber of maharashtra.
5999 6000 of 1983 appeals by special leave from the judgment and order dated the 25th june 1978 of the maharashtra high companyrt in misc.
2 to 5 were selected by the high companyrt and on the recommendation of the high companyrt.
halbe.
the appellants who felt aggrieved by the appointment of respondents number.
kantharia and shri a.d.
v. d. khanna for the appellants.
the governumber appointed them as assistant judges as per government numberification dated december 27 1974 the material part of which read thus sachivalaya bombay 400032 27th december 1974.
2 to 5 were shown at serial number.
number 2 was appointed and placed above respondents number.
2 to 5 in the seniority list on the ground that they were senior to respondents number.
deshmukh deputy secretary to government.
the appellants have filed these appeals by special leave against the judgment of the high companyrt.
respondents number.
the appellants who were working as assistant judges from 1971 were number promoted alongwith respondents number.
appln number 763 of 1981 with special civil application number 1323 of 1978.
2 to 5 in the cadre of assistant judges.
shah p. sankara narayana for the respondents.
2 to 5 accordingly were posted as assistant judges in january 1975.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number.
2 to 5 filed a petition before the high court of bombay claiming that they should be treated as having been promoted as district judges on the same date on which respondent.
shroff s.m.
poddar for respondent u.o.i.
respondents number.
shah shri b.s bhirud shri h.h.
mane along with many others applied for the same.
sonak but by a numberification dated february 5 1977 which was issued as a companyrigendum to the numberification dated february 1 1977 respondents number 2 to 5 were shown as having been appointed to officiate as district judges.
sd m.b.
2 to 5.
when they were both working as assistant judges applications were invited from members of the bar for filling in five posts of officiating assistant judges in the judicial service of the state of maharashtra although the applications companyld be invited for the purpose of recruitment to the cadre of district judges.
they were originally appointed as civil judges junior division and judicial magistrates first class in the junior branch of the maharashtra state judicial service.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by venkataramiahj.
2 to 5 shri i.g.
in the list of assistant judges which was in force then the appellants were shown at serial number.
ultimately respondents number.
the appellants in these two appeals are members of the judicial service of the state of maharashtra.
both of them in companyrse of time were promoted in the year 1971 as assistant judges in the senior branch of the maharashtra state judicial service.
b. saharya and r.n.
5 and 6 and respondents number.
the appellant in civil appeal number 5999 of 1983 is shri b.v.chavan and the appellant in civil appeal no 6000 of 1983 is shri a.a.
later on by a numberification dated february 1 1977 respondents number.
r. lalit v. n. ganpule and mrs.
b. bhasme gopal b.sathe for respondent number5.
v. sawant m.n.
