Prabodh Kumar Pathak S/O Chandra Prabhaker Pathak vs State Of U.P. Thru Principal Secretary Public Works Dept.

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These are a batch of writ petitions filed by diploma engineers and members of Diploma Engineers Sangh of the Public Works Department, Uttar Pradesh, challenging various service-related grievances including matters of promotion, seniority, and service conditions. The lead case, Writ-A No. 1511 of 2010, was heard along with 26 connected writ petitions filed between 2007 and 2010 by individual engineers and the Diploma Engineers Sangh against the State of Uttar Pradesh through the Principal Secretary, Public Works Department.

The batch of petitions raises common questions of law and fact pertaining to the service conditions, promotional avenues, and seniority rights of diploma engineers employed in the Public Works Department of Uttar Pradesh. The petitioners sought directions against the State Government regarding the enforcement of their service entitlements under the applicable service rules.

The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, considered the connected matters together given the commonality of issues involved, and disposed of the petitions accordingly with appropriate directions pertaining to the service rights of diploma engineers in the Public Works Department of Uttar Pradesh.

Catchwords: diploma engineers · Public Works Department · Uttar Pradesh · service conditions · promotion · seniority · writ petition · service rules · government employees