M. Srinivasan, C.J.- The petitioner after passing LLB. in 1975-76 got appointed as Assistant (Legal) by the H.P State Electricity Board (here-in-after referred to as “the Board"), The post was re-designated as Taw-Officer Grade-II’ in 1978, By office order dated 6-9-1983 the Board allowed him to act as an Advocate of the Board and also ordered that the expenditure on account of his getting a licence from the Bar Council shall be borne by the Board, His application for enrolment was forwarded by the Secretary of the Board to the respondent on 13-10-1983. By a letter dated 28-3-1994 the Secretary of the respondent informed the Secretary of the Board that the office order dated 6-9-1983 of the Board did not meet the requirements of the Rules and that he should first be designated as a Law Officer. The addressee was also requested to send the order of appointment and the terms of such appointment. On 11-6-1984 the Board passed an office order modifying the earlier order dated 6-9-1983 and declared the petitioner as Law Officer of the Board Thereafter on 5-7-1984 another office order was passed whereby the designation of the post of Law Officer Grade II was changed as Law Offic