(1.) HEARD counsel for the parties and considered the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State.
(2.) IT appears that pursuant to the ORDER :passed by this Court in CWJC No. 4834 of 1996 as contained in annexure 1, the petitioner and others were re -employed.
(3.) FROM the ORDER :passed by this Court, as contained in annexure 1, it appears that the ORDER :of termination of services of the petitioner and others was quashed. However, it was clarified in the following terms: - "9. Coming to the question of consequential relief as the Department terminated the petitioners' services on the basis of and pursuant to the de -recommendation by the Commission and not on its own. I do not think it would be proper to saddle the Government with the burden of salary for the intervening period. As a matter of fact, in the case of Ratnesh Kumar (supra) whose services too had been terminated by the same ORDER :, has been denied salary for the intervening period vide ORDER :dated 24.2.1997 in CWJC No. 5194 of 1986. The petitioners however would be entitled to continuity of seniority as if the impugned ORDER :dated 18.11.1995 had never been passed at all."