JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Ghaus Beg, learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Udai Veer Singh, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State-Respondents.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for following main reliefs:-

"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned office order No.616/U.P. San. Nid.-1 (54)/2016 dated 15.09.2017 passed by the Director, U.P. Museum Directorate (opposite party No.2) so far as it relates to regularization of petitioner's services prospectively i.e. from the date of assuming the charge on the post of Driver at International Ram Katha Sangrahalaya (opposite party No.4), as contained in Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to consider the case of the petitioner on the post of Driver alongwith all consequential services benefits from the date of initial date of appointment i.e. 30.07.1996 as per the provisions of U.P. Regularization of Persons Working on Daily Wages or On Work-Charge or On Contract in Government Departments on 'Group-C' and 'Group-D' Posts (Outside the Purview of the U.P. Public Service Commissio