MANOJ KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) -Heard Sri Arun Kumar, advocate, for the petitioners and learned standing counsel, on behalf of the respondent No. 1 and Sri B. Dayal, advocate, on behalf of respondent No. 2.

(2.) MANOJ Kumar and five others have filed this writ petition under Article 226, Constitution of India before this Court against impugned order dated 12.3.1999 passed by Secretary (Awas) Government of U. P. rejecting proposal sent by the Meerut Development Authority (called the M.D.A.) for approving creation of six posts of Horticulture Inspector in the M.D.A. and also regularisation of the petitioners, who possessed graduate degrees in Agriculture and fully qualified for holding the post of Horticulture Inspector and were working as daily wager since 1990-91. The petitioners also prayed that their services be not dispensed with or determined during the pendency of the writ petition and further direction be given to the respondents to pay arrears of salary and to continue to pay future salary as per prescribed pay scale for sanctioned post of Horticulture Inspector along with consequential benefits etc. Petitioners submitted that their working has been up to the mark and there was no complaint on that score.

(3.) MEERUT Development Authority was constituted, under the aforesaid Act on 29.8.1977 under Section 3 of the Act, 1973. Section 5 of the Act reads :