OM PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RULE . By consent of parties, heard forthwith.

(2.) THE writ petitioner is in the employment of respondent no.2. By means of the present writ petition, the writ petitioner seeks to challenge the Government Order dated 27.12.1999 by which, the State Government stayed the rule providing for encashment of leave in respect of Groups C and D employees. The writ petitioner is a Group-C employee. This writ petition is purported to raise not only his personal grievance, but also off all similarly situated employees of respondent no.2. It is the case of the writ petitioner that the impugned Government Order is arbitrary, unconstitutional and illegal on the ground that at the time of filing of the petition there was no financial hardship, but in pursuance of the impugned Government Order, till date, the State Government is not providing for leave encashment. Though in the writ petition issue was also raised regarding L.T.C. facility, as that is being subsequently paid, has not been argued.

(3.) SIMILARLY , Article 229 of the Constitution of India, reads as under:-