Vivek Chaudhary, J. - (1.) Heard Mr. Apporva Tiwari, Mr. S.C. Yadav, Mr. Vishal Kumar Upadhyay learned counsel for petitioners and Mr. Sudeep Seth, learned counsel for respondents State, Mr. Sanjay Tripathi, Mr. Himanshu Raghave, Mr. Alok Kumar Tripathi for other contesting respondents.
(2.) These writ petitions challenge the order of seniority dated 8.9.2015 passed by Special Secretary, Department of Secretariat Administration, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow.
(3.) In Writ Petition No.5828 (S/S) of 2015, petitioners are direct recruits selected through the U.P. Public Service Commission (Service Commission) against identified vacancies of 1988 to 1995, who were substantively appointed in the year 1996 and 1999, claiming that they were entitled to seniority with effect from the date of their substantive appointment, while by the impugned order their seniority has been fixed on a much later date.;