ORDER :

NIRZAR S. DESAI, J.

1. By way of this Letters Patent Appeal, the appellants herein (original respondents) have challenged the judgment dated 23.12.2020 passed by the learned Single Judge in Special Civil Application No. 13282 of 2019, whereby, while allowing the petition, the learned Single Judge quashed and set aside the order dated 17.12.2016 passed by the appellant no.2 herein (original respondent no.2) and directed to reinstate the respondent herein (original petitioner) within a period of four weeks from the date of the receipt of the judgment on the original post with similar service conditions to make up total five years period as per the original appointment and further held that the respondent herein (original petitioner) shall not be entitled to any monetary benefits or salary for the intervening period and also held that the present appellants (original respondents) are not precluded from proceeding against the present respondent (original petitioner) in accordance with law for the alleged misconduct.

2. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the aforesaid judgment dated 23.12.2020, the appellants have preferred the present Letters Patent Appeal.

3. The name of the pa