By the Court.—As identical questions of fact and law being involved in both the abovenoted writ petitions, we, therefore, propose to decide them together by common order. The petitioners of first writ petition have sought relief for quashing the seniority list dated 2.6.2006 drawn by respondent No. 2. A further writ in the nature of mandamus have been sought for directing the respondent No. 2 to implement the seniority list dated 16.3.2006 and issue promotion orders in pursuant to the said seniority list dated 16.3.2006 and to cancel the promotions of respondents No. 3 and 4 as Project Engineer and revert them to their respective posts.

2. Relief sought in the writ petition rests on the facts that the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (respondent No. 2) (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) has been constituted in exercise of power under Section 3 of the U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976, in brief the Act 1976. The petitioners were appointed and confirmed as Junior Engineer on 26.12.79, 7.1.80, 6.3.80, 8.12.89 and 8.12.89 respectively with the respondent No. 2. The respondent No. 2 is having their administrative office at NOIDA District Gautam Budh Na