Hon’ble Anil Kumar, J.—Heard Shri Kapil Dev, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Ashwani Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Abhinav Narain Trivedi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel and perused the record.

2. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, Writ Petition No. 1022 (SS) of 2013 “ Dhirendra Singh Bhadauria v. State of U.P. and others”, Writ Petition No. 1282 (SS) of 2013 “Jawahar Lal v. State of U.P. and others”, Writ Petition No. 1279 (SS) of 2013 “P.C.Gupta v. State of U.P. and others”, and Writ Petition No. 1286 (SS) of 2013 “V.P.Singh Chauhan v. State of U.P. and others” are being heard together and decided by common judgment.

FACTS OF THE WRIT PETITION NO. 1022 (SS) OF 2013

3. On 1.5.1978, Shri Dhirendra Singh Bhadauria, petitioner was appointed on the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) on ad-hoc basis in the Irrigation Department, State of U.P. Subsequently, in the year 1982, he was selected by the U.P. Public Service Commission on the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) and in the year 1984, confirmed in the said capacity.

4. Lastly, when the petitioner was posted in the said capacity at Bhoganipur Division Lower Ganga Canal,