JUDGMENT :

(1.) Heard learned Senior Advocate Mr. Gautam Joshi for learned advocate Mr. Vyom H. Shah for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr. K.M.Antani for the respondent-State and learned advocate Mr. Vaibhav A Vyas for respondent No.2.

(2.) Issues involved in both the petitions are similar. Therefore, they have been heard together and would be disposed of by this common judgement.

(3.) The petitioner has filed Special Civil Application No. 2087 of 2005 challenging the order dated 16.08.2004 by which the petitioner was reverted from the post of Chief Administrative Officer [CAO] to that of Administrative Officer by cancelling the promotion given by the respondent No.2-Gujarat Pollution Control Board ['GPCB' for short] in the year 1996. The petitioner has also challenged letter dated 01.11.1999 issued by the Deputy Secretary, Forest and Environment Department of the State for initiating proceedings against the petitioner for reversion from the post of Chief Administrative Officer to Administrative Officer. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 13.08.2004 b