JUDGMENT

B. Sudershan Reddy, J.—

Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against the common judgment and order of the High Court of Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench dated 29.11.2006 in DBC Special Appeal No. 606/01 and DBC Special Appeal No. 863/01 affirming the judgment and order of the learned Single Judge.

3. The facts leading to filing of these appeals by the State of Rajasthan required to be noticed are as under:

4. The sole respondent herein was initially appointed as Investigator Grade-II in the Department of Economic and Industrial Surveys of Government of Rajasthan. He joined his duty on 27.4.1959. The respondent along with other similarly situated employees were declared surplus by the Department but all of them were sent to work in the Directorate of Medical and Health Services, Jaipur. On 3.12.1980 while the respondent was working as a Statistical Inspector under Medical and Health Department, he was appointed on purely urgent temporary basis as a Homeopathic Doctor under ESI Scheme for a period of 6 months or till the selection of a candidate by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission whichever was earlier. He was accordingly relieved to join his duty as a Homeopathic Do