This writ petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation has been filed by a practising advocate at Allahabad, Sri Santosh Kumar Yadav warsi claiming a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the impugned order dated 12. 1. 09 passed by the Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Government of U. P. , Lucknow, by means of which the extension in service for a period of two years has been granted to the respondent no. 2 on the post of Engineer-in-Chief.

The second prayer which has been made is for issuance of a writ in the nature of quo warranto requiring the respondent no. 2 to show the authority of law by which he was continuing on the post of Engineer- in-Chief. The third prayer has been made that the respondent no. 2 be restrained from functioning as such.

A preliminary objection has been raised by Sri J. N. Mathur, learned Additional Advocate General and by Sri S. K. Kalia, Senior Advocate, appearing for respondent no. 2 that in view of the fact that the challenge made to the aforesaid order of extension by one aggrieved person, namely, Sri Onkar Singh Kadam in

Writ Petition No. 239 (SB) of 2009 has already been rejected by a Division Bench