(1.) ALL the three appeals involve the identical questions of fact and law therefore we propose to decide them by a common order.
(2.) RADHEY Mohan in the writ petition No. 4053/1999 before the Single Bench sought the following reliefs- (a) to declare that being the adopted son of a Scheduled Caste person, he was entitled to benefits available to his father. (b) to promote him as Vice Principal treating him as Scheduled Caste candidate from the date his junior was promoted. Learned Single Judge vide order dated October 8, 1999 dismissed the writ petition with costs of Rs. 5000/ -. Being dissatisfied with this order. RADHEY Mohan has filed Appeal No. 99/2000.
(3.) UNDISPUTED facts that emerged from the material on record may be summarized. (i) Radhey Mohan was born in a Brahmin family on April 1, 1944. (ii) Radhey Mohan was married to a Brahmin lady Smt. Ansuya in 1968 and out of the wedlock Ashutosh was born on November 18, 1970. (iii) Adoption deed was got registered on November 27, 1972 wherein it was stated that Radhey Mohan was gone in adoption to one Ram Lal Mochi on December 13, 1958. (iv) Radhey Mohan applied to the post of Lecturer as a general category candidate showing his father's name was Tej Singh Vashisth and got appointment as Lecturer on August 7, 1967 and was confirmed on the said post on May 13, 1972.