JUDGMENT

SAWANT, J.:— These are three proceedings instituted by an aggrieved employee, Captain B. D. Gupta (hereinafter referred to as the "petitioner"). Civil Appeal No. 4026 of 1982 is directed against the decision dated 26th May, 1982 of the Allahabad High Court in two writ petitions. Writ Petition No. 176 of 1982 was filed by the petitioner and the other writ petition was filed by one Captain R. S. Sanger with whom we are not concerned here. In his writ petition in the High Court, the petitioner had challenged the appointment of Captain Shashank Shekhar Singh, who is one of the respondents herein, to the post of Director, State Civil Aviation Department, Uttar Pradesh, and had prayed for a direction to hold fresh selection for the said post by treating him senior to Captain Singh. The petition was dismissed by the High Court by the impugned decision dated 26th May, 1982.

Writ Petition No. 7292 of 1982 is filed by the petitioner to challenge the order of 11 th June, 1962 passed by State Civil Aviation Department, Uttar Pradesh, relieving him from his services, and writ petition No. 8186 of 1982 is filed by him for a writ of mandamus to strike down the Uttar Pradesh State Civil Av