JUDGMENT :

(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) :

Since, common question of law and facts are involved in these writ petitions, hence, these are being taken up together and are decided by this common judgment. However, for the sake of clarity, facts of WPSB No. 333 of 2023 alone are being considered and discussed.

2. Petitioners were serving as Professors at the time of passing of the order dated 04.07.2023 by the State Government, pursuant to which, their services were terminated.

3. In the order dated 04.07.2023, State Government has held that petitioners are not Teachers, therefore, they are not entitled to the benefit of the policy decision taken by the State Government in the year 2013, as communicated vide Government Order dated 20.09.2013, which provided that the age of superannuation of Teachers serving in G.B. Pant University of Agricultural and Technology shall be 65 years and not 60 years.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the question whether similarly situate persons serving in Directorate of Extension and Directorate of Research, who were getting academic grade pay as per U.G.C. scales and were also given benefit of increase in age of superannuation, which was la