1 was promoted to the Post of Chief Engineer resulting in filing of second Writ Petition before the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court by the Respondent No.
195 S B of 2001.
The said seniority list was the subject matter of Writ Petition filed by Respondent No.
However, during pendency of the said Writ Petition, the order of promotion of Appellant No.
The State Government issued a seniority list in terms of Office Memorandum dated 12th April, 1996.
The appellants as also Respondent No.
J U D G M E N T Arising out of S.L.P. Civil No.19788 19789/2002 B. SINHA, J Leave granted.
FACTUAL MATRIX The Legislature of the State of U.P. enacted U.P. Urban Planning Development Act, 1973 hereinafter referred as 1973 Act .
1 was rescinded on 29.11.2001.
1 were finally absorbed in the Centralised Service on the post of Assistant Engineers by an Office Memorandum issued on 14 May, 1987.
The said Act was enacted to provide for the development of certain areas of Uttar Pradesh according to the plan and for matters companynected therewith and ancillary thereto.
By reason of Section 4 of the said Act an Authority to be called the Development Authority for any development area was companystituted.
1780 S B of 2000 and Writ Petition No.
In the meantime, Appellant No.
Dispute of inter se seniority between the appellants and the respondent No.
Appellants were said to have been promoted to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer on purely ad hoc basis in terms of Office Memorandums dated 3rd May, 1986 and 31st January, 1987.
1 is in question in this appeal which arises out of a judgment and order dated 23.5.2002 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench in Writ Petition No.
1 was provisionally promoted to the Post of Assistant Engineer on purely reference basis by an Office Memorandum dated 3rd May, 1986.
