A. K. Yog, J.—Earlier a Writ Petition (No. 45950 of 2003) was filed by the petitioner on more or less identical facts and grounds, as the present petition. It had several defects and, therefore, not entertained on merits and dismissed on the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner himself without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to file fresh writ petition so as to enable the petitioner to overcome the defects, which had crept inadvertently.

Petitioner, in the present writ petition, has claimed following reliefs :

“(i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order of termination dated 20th September, 2003, passed by respondents (Annexure-6 to the writ petition) ;

(ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents to continue the petitioner as the Managing Director of Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Company, Varanasi :

(a) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari calling for the appointment and quashing the appointment dated 18.10.2003 of Sri Mukul Singhal, Managing Director, Poorvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, Varanasi ;

(b) to issue a