G.K.VYAS,J. - (1.) The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the Entry No.2 to the Schedule appended to the Rajasthan Technical Education (Engineering) Service Rules, 2010 (Rules of 2010) so far as it treats the qualification possessed by the petitioners as not prescribed for the post of Head of Department and Principal and prayed to quash the same and also direct the respondents to consider their case for the purpose promotion on the post of Principal under the Rules of 2010, if they are found otherwise eligible and suitable.
(2.) Succinctly stated, the facts of the case are that the petitioner No.1- Rajeev Kumar Jaiswal, was appointed to the post of Lecturer (Electrical Engineering) vide order dated 12.01.1990 and consequent to the recommendations made by the Rajasthan Public Service Commissioner (RPSC) after due selection under the Rajasthan Technical Education Services Rules, 1973 ('Rules of 1973'). The petitioner No.1 satisfactory served with the respondents and vide order dated 17.11.1994 he was promoted to the post of Senior Lecturer in the subject-Electronic Engineering and further promoted on 23.06.2003 to the post of Head of Department against the vacancy of the year 2000-01.
(3.) The petitioner No.2 Pokar Lal Malviya, was initially appointed on the post of Lecturer (Electronic Engineering) vide order dated 18.03.1988 after due selection through RPSC in accordance with the Rules of 1973. He was further promoted to the post of Senior Lecturer on 27.10.1994 in the subject of Electronic Engineering. The petitioner No.2 was further promoted to the post of Head of Department against the vacancy of the year 1998-99 and due to shortage of principals, he was directed to discharge the duties of Principal at Government Polytechnic College, Sirohi vide order dated 15.10.2012 and since then he is discharging the duties of Principal.;