ORDER :

1. The brief facts of the case are as under:-

2. The petitioner was appointed as Computer Assistant on casual basis on 01.09.1983. On 10.05.1988, he was appointed on ad-hoc basis as Computer Assistant for a period of six months in regular pay scale with a condition that his services would be terminated if regular selection of the candidates takes place. The said appointment was made at the Livestock Research Station, Vallabhnagar under the control of the Sukhadia University, Udaipur. Later on, a separate Agriculture University was constituted and was named as Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner which, after bifurcation in the year 2000, was divided into two branches - the Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner and the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur. The petitioner who was initially appointed by the Sukhadia University, Udaipur became an employee of the Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner and ultimately an employee of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur in the year 2000.

3. The appointment of the petitioner was extended from time to time and during that period he was even granted pay fixations, incr