(1.) ARUN Tandon, J. Heard Sri Ashok Khare, Senior Advocate, Sri D. S. Mishra Advocate, Rajeev Mishra Advocate alongwith the assisting Counsels on behalf of the petitioners and Chief Standing Counsel on behalf of the State Respondents.
(2.) PLEADINGS have been exchanged between the parties in the connected matters, there being no dispute on facts, parties agree that all the writ petitions may be decided finally at this stage itself.
(3.) THE State Government vide Government Order dated 26-8-1999 cancelled the selections so held. THE order of the State Government cancelling selections of the year, 1998 is under challenge in Writ Petition No. 4247 (SS) of 1999; Satish Kumar Rai v. State of U. P. , which is pending consideration before the Lucknow Bench of this Court.