Hon’ble Sabhajeet Yadav, J.—By this petition, the petitioners have challenged the order dated 8.2.2008 (Annexure-4 of the writ petition) passed by Superintending Engineer, Nalkoop Mandal Basti (respondent No. 4), whereby selection dated 25.1.2008 on the post of Nalkoop Mistri against backlog vacancies of Group C posts was cancelled.

2. The brief facts leading to the case are that initially backlog vacancies of Group C posts of Nalkoop Mistry of Basti Tube-well Circle were advertised on 13.8.2007. In pursuance of which the Selection Committee had held interview on 17.11.2007 and 18.11.2007 but the aforesaid selection was cancelled on 20.11.2007 by the Superintending Engineer Tube-well Circle, Basti. On the same day the aforesaid backlog vacancies were again advertised and the petitioners were selected by the Selection Committee. The select list was approved by competent authority respondent No. 4 himself. Thereafter he had sent the said select list vide office order dated 25.1.2008 for joining the petitioners on the posts shown in the select list against their names to the office of Executive Engineer, Nalkoop Division, Basti. The advertisement dated 20.11.2007 and office or