Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, J.—

Heard Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Sudhanshu Srivastava for the petitioner and Sri Shivam Yadav for the Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 and learned Standing Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

2. This petition was entertained and the matter was heard on three previous days and ultimately the following questions were framed on 17.5.2013 to enable the learned Counsel to advance their submissions on the legal issues that have been raised vis a vis the challenge to the legality of the impugned order dated 26.4.2013 resulting in the termination of the services of the petitioner. The order passed on 17.5.2013 is quoted hereinunder :

"Heard Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners alongwith other Counsel who are appearing in the connected cases and Sri Shivam Yadav for the respondent authority and the Sri A.K. Yadav, learned Standing Counsel for the State.

The issue involved in all these writ petitions is in relation to the claim of benefit as a Scheduled Caste by the petitioners for appointment in the respondent authority.

Prima facie there does not appear to be any dispute with regard to the status of their caste and the o

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