JUDGMENT

D. S. Sinha, J. - Hari Shanker Asopa. a retired Professor of Surgery, belonging to the services of State Medical College in the State of Uttar Pradesh, has approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of appropriate writ, orderor direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the State of U.P. through Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Shasan, Medical and Health Department, Lucknow and the Director of Medical Health and Family Welfare, U.P. Lucknow, arrayed as respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in the petition, to pay him pension and other retirement benefits with effect from the date of his voluntary retirement i.e. 21st Feb., 1983 and also to consider his case for confirmation on the various posts, upon which, he had worked in the Department of Surgery while in service and to confirm him with due date as has been done in the case of other teachers vide Government Order dated 11th Feb., 1985.

2. The uncontroverted facts, as they emerge from the pleadings contained in the petition, are these:

Consequent upon his selection by the U.P. Public Service Commission for the post of Lecturer in Experimental and Clinical Surgery in the services of State Medical Colle