H.W. DHABE, J.:---These two writ petitions can be conveniently disposed of by this common judgment. We shall first state the facts in Writ Petition No. 1795 of 1982.

2. The facts in W.P. No. 1795 of 1982 are that the petitioner therein was appointed as Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in the then State of Madhya Pradesh on 24-6-1954 under the Director of Veterinary Services. His services were transferred w.e.f. 23-7-1954 in the Anatomy Department of the Government Veterinary College, Jabalpur, where he was required to undertake teaching duties as an assistant to the Professor of Anatomy .On reorganisation of State on 1-11-1956, the petitioner was allocated to the then State of Bombay and was transferred to Nagpur on 22-3-1957 as Livestock Inspector under the Deputy Director of Veterinary Services, Nagpur.

3. In the State of Bombay, the petitioner was appointed as a Lecturer in Anatomy in the Nagpur Veterinary College on 1-7-1958. He was promoted as Assistant Professor in Anatomy on officiating basis on 24-8-1969 and when the bifurcation of the then State of Bombay took place on 1-5-1960, he was allocated to the State of Maharashtra. In 1963, the Maharashtra Public Service Commiss