1.Employees of Development Authorities through its Association and in personal capacity, who were holding various posts including Finance Advisor, Chief Engineer, Chief Town Planner, Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer, etc., have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, thereby claiming post retiral benefits including regular pension at par with the Government employees. Some of the petitioners are employees of various departments of State of U.P., State owned Corporations, Public Undertakings, Municipalities etc., appointed in pursuance of provisions contained in sub-section 2 of Section 5 of U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 (in short Act). Their services were later on, absorbed as the members of Centralised Services created under the U. P. Development Authorities Centralised Service Rules, 1985 (in short Centralised Service Rules) which came into force with effect from 25.6.1985 under Section 5(A) of the Act.

2.Under the Act, following categories of persons have been appointed in Development Authorities of the State namely:

1.Officers appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act on the p