JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Sharad Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and Sri Pankaj Patel, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 to 5.

By means of this petition the petitioner has prayed following relief :

(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned dismissal order dated 29.07.2020, passed by opposite party number 3, contained as Annexure No. I to the writ petition; and pay the petitioner arrears of salary with interest and also pay other consequential dues.

2. The order under challenge is order dated 29.7.2020 passed by the opposite party no. 3 i.e. The Chief Executive Officer which is contained as Annexure no. 1 to the writ petition whereby the petitioner (since deceased) has been dismissed from service.

It is to be noted here that the main petitioner died on 1.4.2021, during the pendency of this writ petition, therefore, his legal heirs filed substitution application which was allowed by this Court, accordingly the family members of the petitioner i.e. Lata Sharma, wife, Bhavna Sharma, daughter, Ashawani Sharma, Son, Aakash Sharma, son of Late Ravi Shankar Sharma have b