JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. - This judgment has been pronounced through video conferencing.

Brief Background

2. The present writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the Petitioner seeking appropriate writ/order or direction for setting aside the letter dated 19th June, 2020 issued by the respondent No. 2 whereby the services of the Petitioner were terminated. A total of four writ petitions have been heard together by this Court. The same were filed by four regular/permanent employees working with the Apparel Training and Design Centre ('ATDC') at various positions such as Junior Assistant, Senior Principal, Regional Manager and Deputy Assistant.

3. Ld. Counsel for the Respondent has raised issues of maintainability on the ground that a writ petition would not lie against ATDC as it is not 'State' under Art. 12 of the Constitution of India and is also not 'Other Authority' as it does not perform a public function. Vide order dated 17th August 2020, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (hereinafter "AEPC"), of which the Respondent ATDC is a part, was impleaded as Respondent no.2. Various affidavits and documents have been filed on record by a