Judgment

Shah, J.-Leave granted.

2. These appeals by special leave are filed against the judgment and order dated 9th April, 1997 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Civil Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 19892 of 1995 and Writ Petition No. 7640 of 1995 rejecting the prayer for absorption of appellant in employment of Respondent No. 1-Nigam and holding that the order dated 21st July, 1995 passed by Respondent No. 2 terminating his lien could not be sustained and that the appellant continues his lien with his parent department.

3. In these appeals, it has been pointed out that the appellant was appointed in the U.P. Small Industries Corporation Limited, Kanpur, Respondent No. 2 (for short “U.P. S.I.C.”) as Civil Engineer (Re-designated as Executive Engineer) on 1.5.1973. In response to an advertisement dated 19th March, 1981 issued by Respondent No. 1, U.P. Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd., Lucknow (`Nigam” for short) for the post of Chief Project Manager, appellant applied through U.P. S.I.C. Respond­ent No. 1-Nigam wrote letter to U.P. S.I.C. for No Objection Certifi­cate along with confidential record of the appellant for ten years. After obtaining the requisite informati