SAURABH LAVANIA, J.

1. Since the common question of law and facts are involved in these Special Appeals, therefore, with the consent of the counsel for parties these appeals are being decided by a common judgment.

2. Heard Sri Vivek Raj Singh, learned counsel for appellants as well as Sri Manjee Shukla, learned Addl Chief Standing Counsel for the State and Sri A.M. Tripathi for respondent No. 4.

3. By these appeals the order passed by the Hon'ble Single Judge dated 06.07.2018 has been challenged. The appellants have stated that there are some factual and legal errors in the order of the Hon'ble Single Judge.

4. With regard to the judgment under challenge dated 06.07.2018, the submission of the learned counsel for the appellants Sri Vivek Raj Singh is that the Single Judge while deciding the writ petitions has failed to appreciate the true import of Rule 3(1) of U.P. Absorption of Surplus Employees of UPTRON India Limited in Government Service Rules, 2011 (in short Rules of 2011), judgment of the Division Bench of this Court passed in Writ Appeal No. 61522 of 2012, Smt. Meena Manral and Others vs. State of U.P. and Others, dated 13.05.2014 and interim order passed in Writ Peti