MUNSHI YADAV Vs. S D M , AZAMGARH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri M.D. Singh Shekhar, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri I.S. Tomer for the petitioner and Sri Harish Chandra Pathak, learned Standing Counsel.

(2.) PETITIONERS herein were engaged as Seasonal Collection Amin and Peon respectively under the respondents. They claim to have been appointed on the regular post of Collection Amin and Collection Peon by order of the Sub. Divisional Magistrate, dated 13th September, 1995. They also claim to have joined on the said posts and pay their salary. However, it is said that on the oral order of the Tehsildar, who is authority subordinate to the Sub. Divisional Magistrate, payment of salary of the petitioners was stopped as is evident from the note written by the Bill Clerk dated 6.10.1995 to this effect.

(3.) BEING aggrieved, petitioners filed this writ petition and this court on 13.12.1995 passed an interim order directing the respondents to allow the petitioners to continue in service and pay them salary, provided, the appropriate authority has not already served notice of termination upon the petitioners.