(1.) HEARD Sri Sharad Kumar Srivastava for the petitioners and Sri C. K. Parekh for the respondents.
(2.) BY means of this writ petition the petitioners have prayed for a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 6.1.1997 passed by the Up Nagar Adhikari, Nagar Nigam, Varanasi, respondent no. 4 besides a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to allow them to work upon their respective posts and to pay their salary regularly month to month.
(3.) THE petitioners were terminated from service vide order dated 6.1.1997 in pursuance of the order of Mukhya Nagar Adhikari dated 28.12.1996 allegedly without prior notice and opportunity of hearing.