ORDER

Delay condoned. Leave granted.

2. The appellant-U.P. Jal Nigam was formed under the U.P. Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1975. Consequentially, the persons working in the Local Self - Government Engineering Department of U.P. were transferred to the appellant s administrative control. In exercise of power under Section 97 of the Act, U.P. Jal Nigam Engineers (Public Health Branch) Services Regulations, 1978 (for short, "Regulations ) were framed. Rule 5 of the Regulations envisaged that :

"5. Keeping into consideration rules 6, 17 and 18, recruitment from the following sources :

(1) Asstt. Engineer :

A. Direct recruitment on the basis of result of competitive examination or as prescribed in part 5 of the rules for recruitment.

But in case of emergency the Nigam can made recruitment on the basis of interview also.

Note :-Initial recruitment to the post of Asstt. Engineer will be made against only temporary vacancies.

(2) Junior Engineers and computers of the former Local Self-Govt. Department and/or in the service of Jal Nigam by promotion of those candidates who have rendered continuous service of ten years in the former LSGD and/or U.P. Jal Nigam or any other department. Temporary s