such posts over and above the positions that are borne by a cadre,9 but this is an extraordinary situation for exercising such discretion.10 We leave it to the university to take a decision on this issue and pass the necessary orders. 9 Official Liquidator v. Dayanand, (2008) 10 SCC 1. 10 N.T. Devin Katti v. Karnataka Public Service Commission, (1990) 3 SCC 157. 1623. For the reasons stated above, the Civil Appeal Nos. 6772- 6773/2023 against the judgment and final order dated 12.03.2021 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru in Writ Appeal No. 233 of 2021 c/w Writ Appeal No. 190 of 2021 (S-RES) are dismissed, subject to the observations made in the previous paragraph. 24. There shall be no order as to costs. ……………………………….J. [PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA] ……………………………….J. [ARAVIND KUMAR] NEW DELHI; MAY 02, 2024 17