1. The petitioner is a Government Contractor. He has been working with the Department of Telecommunication from 1988 onwards. Primarily, he is specialised in laying of underground cables. This work comprises of digging of trenches, laying of the cables, erection of D. P. boxes and other associated jobs. He has been primarily working in Patiala and Ropar Districts. He has also done jobs in Jalandhar Telecom Project. His brother, Shamsher Singh is working as a Clerk in the department of Telecommunication since 1984 and is now permanently absorbed in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (a Government of India Enterprise) (hereinafter referred to as "the BSNL"). He is posted as Clerk in Nabha in the office of S.D.E. Group Telecom. Petitioners father retired as Sub-Inspector from the Department of Telecommunications in August, 1990. BSNL was constituted in the year 2000. It is a Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956. It is a Government of India Company. All the assets of the Department of Telecommunication along with liabilities were transferred to BSNL. All the employees except Group A and B employees were absorbed in the BSNL. The remaining employees are on deputation, wi