( 1 ) THIS petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution is directed against-

(i) the High Court's administrative order No. 2209/111-18-126/63 dated 12 March 1964 whereby an appeal preferred by one T. P. Shrivastava (respondent 3) was allowed and he was restored to the post of stenographer to the District and Sessions Judge, Jabalpur, with effect from the date of his taking over charge o ( the post; and (ii) an order dated 13 March 1964 by which, in implementing the aforesaid order of the High Court, the District and Sessions Judge, jabalpur (respondent 2), cancelled the confirmation of the petitioner on the post of stenographer to the District and Sessions Judge, Jabalpur. reverted him to a lower post of clerk-stenographer and stopped his special allowance of Rs. 25/ -.

( 2 ) THE facts giving rise to this petition arc simple and may be shortly stated. The petitioner and the respondent 3 were working as clerk-stenographers in the office of the District and Sessions Judge, Jabalpur, from 23 December 1946 and 5 June 1947 respectively and they were subsequently confirmed on those posts. In the year 1957, the services of one R. G. Bhatt, the permanent stenographer t