Judgment

C.K. Thakker, J.—Leave granted.

2. The present appeals arise out of orders passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh on October 18, 2001 in several Letters Patent Appeals. By those orders, the Division Bench set aside the orders passed by the learned single Judge in various Writ Petitions filed by the petitioners and dismissed those petitions.

3. To appreciate the controversy raised by the parties, relevant facts of the first matter (S.L.P. No. 6360 of 2002) may be stated.

The said appeal is filed by one Hari Chand along with three appellants and legal representatives of one Mr. Gardia. From the record, it appears that these five persons were employees of the Faridabad Devel­opment Board which was converted into Faridabad Notified Area Commit­tee, later on renamed as Faridabad Complex Administration and finally as Faridabad Municipal Corporation. The particulars of their service are as detailed below :

Appellant Name Date of Date of No. Appointment Retirement

A-1 Hari Chand 30.04.38 10.06.76

A-2 Sohan Lal 23.02.50