H S RAI Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Umesh Narain Sharma learned counsel for the petitioners, learned standing counsel for the State Government and Shri Pushpendra Singh for the U. P. Public Service Commission.

(2.) The petitioners are all working as veterinary officers in various veterinary hospitals in U. P. and they are in the service of the State Government. It may be mentioned that the post of veterinary officer was initially known as Pashu Chikitsak and thereafter it was designated as Pashudhan Vikas Adhikari (Life Stock Development Officer) aide Government order dated 27.1 1.1978 and thereafter redesignated as Pashu Chikitsa Adhikari (veterinary officer) vide G.O. dated 29.4.1981.

(3.) The petitioners applied for appointment as Zila Pashudhan Adhikari (District Live Stock Officer)/ Cattle Development Officer/Poultry Development Officer/ Gaushala Development Officer and other equivalent posts, in U. P. Veterinary Service Class II. It may be mentioned that 37 such posts were advertised vide advertisement dated 30.4.1977 copy of which is Annexure R.A. 1 to the rejoinder-affidavit.