KAN SINGH, J—This is a writ petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution by one Viney Kumar Majoo and by it he questions the validity of an order dated 8-9 67 (Ex. 6 on record) passed by the Chief Engineer Project, Public Works Department (B&R), Rajasthan, retrenching certain Engineering Subordinates including the petitioner. In this order the petitioners name occurs at serial No. 3. The relevant facts emerging from the writ petition are briefly these:

Petitioner was an Engineering Graduate having obtained his degree in the year 1966. He came to be appointed as a Junior Engineer in the Public Works Department (B&R), Project Organisation under an order of the Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (B&R) Rajasthan dated 25-7-66. He was appointed in the grade of Rs. 120-5-155-10-185-205-10-285 EB/SB 225-10-285-335-12-1/2-385. He was given a starting salary of Rs. 225/- per month and he joined the appointment on 28th October, 1966. Being a Junior Engineer the petitioner was included in the category of Engineering Subordinates within the meaning of Rule 4(e) of the Rajasthan Subordinate Services (Recruitment and other Service Conditions) Rules, 1960. The petitioner proceeded to say that

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