JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Dr. L.P. Misra, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Pankaj Khare, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent.

2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed as under :-

"[a] To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Opp-parties to frame a scheme for absorption of the petitioners as Class-IV employees in U.P. Civil Secretariat against the sanctioned and vacant posts on which they are working from the date of their initial appointment as Class-IV employees.

[b] To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Opp-parties to make payment of salary to the petitioners in the minimum of the basic pay as per revised pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2006 along with other admissible benefits including arrears thereof.

[c] To award the cost of this petition in favour of the petitioners.

[d] To issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems just and proper in the circumstances of the case.

[e] issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari thereby quashing the impugned order dated 11.5.2010. contained as (annexure no. 40)

[f] issue a writ, order or dire