JUDGMENT :

DR. B.R. SARANGI, J

The Orissa Mining Corporation Limited (OMCL), a Government of Odisha Undertaking, by office order dated 11.04.1987 at Annexure-1, appointed the petitioner as Worksirkar Grade-II at Civil Section, Barbil for a period of 89 days with effect from 13.04.1987 to 10.07.1987 in the scale of Rs.750-1150/-with usual allowance as admissible subject to the terms and conditions mentioned therein. Pursuant thereto, the petitioner joined in the said post on 13.04.1987. The term of his service was extended from time to time and, consequent upon the decision of the Board of Directors in its 297th meeting held on 24.12.1994 which was circulated on 14.07.1995, the petitioner is continuing in service till date without any break. Even though the petitioner was joined as Worksirkar Grade-II, he has been performing the duty of a Junior Assistant from the date of his joining.

2. The General Manager, OMCL, Barbil requested the Managing Director, OMCL on 12.04.1988 to give appointment to the petitioner in the post of Legal Assistant and to post him at Barbil, as he has got requisite qualification and experience at Bar including additional advantage of his service experience as a