1. - The prayer of the petitioner in the instant writ petition is as under :

(i) To quash and set aside para 3(III) of the terms of service and the order dated September 23, 2002 and direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner on the post of Under Secretary with all consequential benefits.

(ii) To modify the appointment order dated April 11, 2002 and allow the petitioner to continue on the post of Under Secretary on the terms and conditions on which the appointment has been offered to similarly situated person Shri G.C. Rout.

2. As per the averments made in the writ petition the petitioner came to be initially appointed as Lecturer in Electronics Engineering Department in Bapu Saheb Shivaji Rao Deore College of Engineering Dhule, Maharashtra on February 7, 1992. The petitioner submitted application pursuant to advertisement published by All India Council for Technical Educational (A.I.C.T.E.) for the post of Assistant Director to be filled on deputation/contract basis. The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Director in A.I.C.T.E. vide order dated Feb.6, 2001. No objection certificate was granted from the College of Engineering Dhule and the petitioner was relieved o