ANIL KUMAR VERMA Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. Alok Misra, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel and perused the record.

(2.) THROUGH the instant writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 10.05.2000 (Annexure No. -1 to the writ petition) whereby the petitioner's representation to maintain his seniority amongst the junior engineers has been rejected on the ground that the petitioner was appointed as a 'Daily Wage Works Supervisor', which is not equivalent to the Junior Engineer. Moreover the post of Junior Engineers comes within the purview of State Public Services Commission.

(3.) IT is stated that thereafter the petitioner started getting salary of the post of Junior Engineer pursuant to the order of this Court passed in writ petition No. 2860(S/S) of 1995. The petitioner further moved an application for modification of order dated 17.08.1995 to allow him to work as Junior Engineer and pay him salary regularly but no order was passed on the said application. It is also stated that he was given revised pay scale of the post of Junior Engineer vide order dated 25.06.1998. However again on 30.09.1999, the opposite party No. 3 i.e. Superintendent of Works, Temporary Divisional Construction Unit (Electrical & Mechanical), Public Works Department, Lucknow issued direction to pay him salary of the post of Works Supervisor.