ORDER :

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking for the following reliefs:

“(i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to set-aside the impugned order dated 03.06.2016 (Annexure P/1) and direct the respondents to absorb the service of petitioner in the post of Assistant Professor Sociology from the date of absorption of identically placed other Assistant Professors of various subjects of respondent college along with equal benefits extended to them as regular government servant, without any financial loss to the petitioner in accordance with law.

(ii) That, any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.”

2. Brief facts of the case as projected by the petitioner are that, the petitioner was appointed as lecturer in department of Sociology in the Gramya Bharti Vidyapeeth, Hardi Bazaar Bilaspur, against the vacant and sanctioned post vide order dated 30.10.1983 in the pay scale of 700-1300-1600/- after following du