Akil Abdul Hamid Kureshi, J.

1. Since barring some cosmetic differences, issues are identical, we may refer to the facts as emerging in Letters Patent Appeal No. 478 of 2014. The appeal is filed calling in question the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 26-2-2014 in Special Civil Application No. 11552 of 2012. Such petition was filed by the State Government challenging a judgment dated 26-10-2011 passed by the Gujarat Civil Services Tribunal ('the Tribunal' for short).

2. Facts are as under:

2.1. Appellant was appointed in the erstwhile Bombay State as an Agricultural Assistant. Upon bifurcation of the Gujarat and Maharashtra States, he was allocated to the State of Gujarat. By an order dated 18th March, 1961, he was promoted to the post of Agricultural Supervisor on purely temporary basis pending finalization of seniority list. He resumed the duty on the promotional post on 1st April, 1961. He was reverted to his original post of Agricultural Assistant by an order dated 9-2-1968. He challenged his reversion before this Court by filing Special Civil Application