MUKESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) BY means of this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to treat the date of appointment of the petitioner as 20th August, 1997 instead of 09th April, 2003 and pay him arrears of salary as well as grant benefit of increments.

(3.) THE petitioner is a direct recruit on the post of Bandi Rakshak. The petitioner participated in the selection as a general category candidate and his name was placed at serial no. 1 in the waiting list. Previously, the petitioner approached this Court by means of writ petition no. 7031 of 2002 on the ground that some candidates below his merit were appointed, as such, the right of the petitioner for appointment on the post in question was protected. The contention of the petitioner was found favour with by the Writ Court and directions were accordingly issued. The writ petition was finally allowed by this Court on 10.12.2002 issuing the following directions.