STATE OF HARYANA Vs. K.K. GUPTA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is an appeal against order dated 27.3.1991 passed by the learned Single Judge in C.W.P. No. 4550 of 1980 directing the appellant to re-determine the seniority of the writ petitioners (respondents herein) vis-a-vis other teachers in the Government schools by giving them benefit of the service rendered in the schools managed by the Cantonment Board/Amabala.

(2.) The facts :-

(3.) After about one month, Under Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Defence sent letter No. 14/3/73/D (B&C) dated 4.3.1977 to the Director, Military Lands and Cantonments with the list of employees of the schools of Cantonment Board, Ambala whose services were transferred to the State Government. In pursuance of that letter, the Executive Officer, Cantonment Board sent communication dated 19.3.1977 to all the teachers about the transfer of their services to the Government of Haryana. For the sake of convenience, relevant extract of letter dated 19.3.1977 sent to one of the respondents, namely, Shri Harish Kumar is reproduced below :-