JUDGMENT

S.B. Sinha, J.-Leave granted.

2. Dispute of inter se seniority between the appellants and the respondent No. 1 is in question in this appeal which arises out of a judgment and order dated 23.5.2002 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench in Writ Petition No. 1780(S/B) of 2000 and Writ Petition No. 195(S/B) of 2001.

FACTUAL MATRIX :

3. The Legislature of the State of U.P. enacted U.P. Urban Planning & Development Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred as 1973 Act ). The said Act was enacted to provide for the development of certain areas of Uttar Pradesh according to the plan and for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto.

4. By reason of Section 4 of the said Act an Authority to be called the Development Authority for any development area was constituted. Section 5 deals with the staff of the said authority. Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of 1973 Act contemplates that subject to such control and restrictions as may be determined by general or special orders of the State Government, the authority may appoint such number of other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its functioning. The reaso