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2.11. It is contended that in terms of the interim order passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.11725 of 2019, W.P.(C) No.11593 of 2019 and W.P.(C) No.13022 of 2019 and the interim order passed in the present case on 16.02.2023 so modified vide order dated 23.11.2023, all the petitioners are continuing as Lecturer on Contract as on date. 2.12. Learned counsel for the petitioners however contended that since the petitioners were all engaged // 9 // by facing due selection process pursuant to the advertisement/notification issued by the University at different point of time vide Annexure-E series to the counter affidavit and all the petitioners were so engaged against sanctioned regular post and petitioners also possess the required qualification to teach in Under Graduate and Post Graduate level, they are eligible and entitled to be absorbed as against the post in which they were initially engaged vide orders issued under Annexure-1 series, save and except Petitioner No.6, who in the meantime has already been appointed as against the regular post of Assistant Professor in the department of Mathematics, pursuant to Annexure-12. 2.13. It is contended that in the counter affidavit so filed by the Opp. Party-University, O.P. Nos.1 & 2 have clearly admitted that petitioners were appointed as Lecturer on Contract against sanctioned regular post. It is also admitted in the counter affidavit that petitioners possess required qualification to teach in Under Graduate and Post Graduate Level and // 10 // accordingly they were selected as Lecturer on Contract vide their initial orders of appointment. Stand taken in Para-25 of the counter affidavit reads as follows:-