^—-—•-— AF^ f^^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR Writ Petition (Sl No. 224 of 2005 Petitioners Shri Anil Kumar Tiwari Versus Respondents State of Madhya Pradesh & Others And 15 other connected writ petitions Post for pronouncement of the Judgment and Order on a^-08-2008 Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH^BII-^PUR Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. WritPetition (SLNo. 224 of 2005 Apolicants 8. 10. Shri Anil Kumar Tiwari S/o Shri G.P. Tiwari aged about 34 years, Fisheries Extension Officer office of the Fish Farmer Development Agency Rajnandgaon R/o Mamata Nagar,' Rajnandgaon. Shri Sanjay Lanjewar S/o Shri Dr. G.S. Lanjewar,0/o Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg, Resident of Elias Bhawan Durg, Gundardehi. Shri N.D. Tripathi S/o Shri S.R. Tripathi, aged about 30 years, Fisheries Extension Officer O/o Fisheries Farmer Development Agency, Durg, R/o C/o Shri K.P. Tiwari, opposite Krishi Upaj Mandi Bemetara, Distirct Durg. Shri V.K. Shukla S/o Shri R.N. Shukla, aged about 31 years, Fisheries Extension Officer O/o Fisheries Farmer Development Agency, Bilaspur. Shri Koushtendra Mishra S/o Dr. D. Mishra aged about 30 years, Fisheries Extension Officer O/o the Fisheries Farmer Development Agency, Raipur. Shri U.S. Tomar S/o Shri B.S. Tomar, aged about 31 years, Fisheries Extension Officer O/o the Fisheries Farmer Development Agency, Raipur. Shri D.P. Bhargawa S/o Shri H.L. Bhargawa, aged about 34 years, Fisheries Extension Officer O/o Fisheries Farmer Development Agency, Bilaspur. Shri G.P. Agrawal S/o Shri K.R. Agrawal, aged about 30 years, Fisheries Extension Officer, Fisheries Farmer Development Agency, Raipur. Shri V.D. Patel S/o Shri M.D. Patel, aged about 34 years, Fisheries Extension Officer O/o Fisheries Farmer Development Agency, Bilaspur. Shri Devendra Shrivastava S/o Shri N.P. Shrivastava, aged about 31 years, Fisheries Extension Officer Fish Farmer Development Agency, Shahdol R/o Murdiya Bag Chamariyaji Ka Makan Budhar Distt. Shahdol. ,1-?1"^ "s Respondents ^-. 11, Shri P.K. Vyas S/o Shri"G.S. Vyas aged about 32 years, Fisheries Extension Officer Fish Farmers Development Agency, Bilaspur. Versus 1. State of Madhya Pradesh, through the Secretary, Fisheries Department, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal 2. Director (Fisheries) Department of Fisheries, Vindhyachal Bhawan, Ground Floor, Bhopal. 3. Fish Farmers Development Agency Rajnandgaon through the President and the Collector, Rajnandgaon. 4. Fish Farmers Development Agency Durg, through the President and the Collector, Durg. 5. Fish Farmers Development Agency Bilaspur, through the President and fhe Collector, Bilaspur. 6. Fish Farmers Development Agency Raipur, through the President and the Collector, Raipur. 7. Fish Farmers Development Agency Shahdol, through the President and the Collector, Shahdol. Present: Shri U.N. Awasthy, Senior Advocate with Shri M.K. Sinha, Advocate for the applicants. Shn Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the Fish Farmers Development Agency. Writ Petition (S) No.3 of 2006 APPlicante Shri Pooran Singh Patel S/o Shri K.L. Patel aged about 32 years Fisheries Extension Workers Fisher Farmers Development Agency (FFDA) Raipur R/o House of Shri H.S. Patel, Ganganagar colony, Garha, Jabalpur. Shri Rajendra Kumar Shrivastava S/o Shri N.B. Shrivastava, aged about 32 years, Fisheries Extension Worker (FEW) FFD Raipur, 22 Tarkeshwari colony, Near Guest House Shivpuri (MP). Respondente 3. Shri Anil Kumar Hazari S7o Shri B.P. Hazari, age about 34 years, FEW, FFDA, Raipur R/o Village and Post Rehli, District Sagar. 4. Shri K.L. Jaiswal S/o Shri S.R. Jaiswal aged about 33 years, FEW, FFDA, Raipur R/o village and Post Sel Block Kasdol, District Raipur. 5. Shri R.G. Bohre S/o Shri J.P. Bohare aged about 32 years, FEW, FFDA, Raipur R/o 213 Kisani Ward, Narsingpur. 6. Shri H.S. Kar S/o Shri D.N. Kar aged about 34 years, FEW, FFDA Raipur R/o 8/293 Bayron Bazar, Raipur. 7. Shri S.S. Parihar S/o Shri R.G.S. Parjhar aged about 32 years FEW, FFDA, Raipur, R/o village Kachnar Post Ginjara Tahsil Nagod District Satna. 8. Shri G.K. Upadhyay S/o Shri Gopal Krishna Upadhyay aged about 33 years FEW, FFDA, Raipur R/o Prakash Bhawan, Yogipura, Ujjain. Versus 1. The State of Madhya Pradesh, through the Secretary, Fisheries Department, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. 2. The Director of Fisheries, M.P. Bhopal. 3. The Fish Farmer Development Agency, Raipur through Chairman and Collector. Present: Shri U.N. Awasthy, Senior Advocate with Shri M.K. Sinha, Advocate for the applicants. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No.3. Writ Petition (S) No. 739 of 2005 Applicant Vivek Vedhya S/o Dinesh Chandra. Vedhya 34 years, occupation-Fisheries extension worker Resident-Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg, Vikashkhand Patan. Versus Respondents ^° 1. The State of Madhya Pfaciesh through the Secretary, Fisheries Department, Bhopal. 2. The Director of Fisheries Department, Bhopal. 3. The Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg through its President and Collector, Durg. Present: Shri U.N. Awasthy, Senior Advocate with Shri M.K. Sinha, Advocate for the applicants. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri^jay Dwivedi, Advocate forthe respondent No.3. ADplicants Writ Petition (S) No. 809 of 2005 1. B.R. Meshram S/o Shri Tejram Meshram, occupation - Fisheries Extention Worker Add./Resident of Fish Farmer. Development Agency, Dandi, District Durg. 2. A.K. Kaneria S/o Shri B.R. Kaneria, occupation-Fisheries Extention Worker, Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg. 3. Saleem Ahmed Khan S/o Shri Bajir Khan occupation-Fisheries Extention Worker , Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg. 4. G.P. Deshmukh, S/o Shri B.L. Deshmukh occupation-Fisheries Extention Worker, Fish Farmer Development Agency.Saja, Durg. 5. Gulab Chandra Vind S/o Shri Ramanand Vind occupation-Fisheries Extention Worker, Fish Farmer Development Agency, Balod, Distt. Durg. 6. Preet Bahadur Sharma S/o occupation- Fisheries Extention Worker, Fish Farmer Development Agency, Balod, Distt. Durg. 7. Shrikant Dewangan S/o Shri Shia Ram Dewangan Occupation-Fisheries Extension Worker, Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg. 8. Chandra Prakash Sharma occupation- Fisheries Extention Worker, Fish Farmer Development Agency, Arjunda, Distt. Durg. ^y':. ,. .^, ^"i' i:'1 "^ "^•E-^Si^^^ g- '^ ^.—^•"^" ^' .-.^ ••—•^.-t 9. Negam Singh Bhadorja^' Fisheries Extention Worker, Fish Farmer Dev. Agency, Jamgaon (R) Patan, Distt. Durg. Respondents Versus 1. State of Madhya Pradesh, through the Secretary, Fisheries . Department, Bhopal. 2. The Director of Fisheries Deptt. Bhopal. 3. The Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg through President, and Collector, Durg.. Present: Shfi' N.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates for the applicants. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate forthe respondent No.3. Applicant Resppndente Writ Petition (S) No. 1762 of2005 Shri Kaushalendra Mishra S/o Dr. D. Mishra, aged about 38 years, Fisheries Extension Officer, Office of the Fish Farmers Development Agency, 38/Sector II, Geetanjali Nagar, Raipur, resident of Principal Bungalow, Ayurvedic College, Raipur. Versus 1, The State of Madhya Pradesh through the Secretary, Panchayat & Gramin Vikas Vibhag, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. 2. The Secretary, Adim Jati Evam Anusuchit Jati Kalyan Vibhag, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. 3. The Secretary, Matsya Palan Vibhag, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. 4. The Director Fisheries MP, Vindhyachal Bhawan, Bhopal. Present: Shri U.N. Awasthy, Senior Advocate with Shri M.K. Sinha, Advocate for the applicahts. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Writ Petition (81 No. 2075 of 2005 6. -:..l. Applicants ResDondents 1. Deepak Kumar Shrivasta^a, aged about 40 years, S/o Shri S.K. Shrivastava, Fisheries Inspector, residence behind Commissioner's Bunglow, Bilaspur MP (Now CG). 2. Suresh Babu Pachauri, S/o Shri B.P. Pachauri, aged about 41 years, Fisheries Inspector R/o Suraj Mukhi in front of 59, Raj Kishore Nagar, Bilaspur MP. Versus 1. State of M.P. through Secretary, Fisheries Department, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. 2. The .Director of Fisheries Department, Vindyachal Bhawan, Bhopal. 3. Fish Farmer Development Agencies, through its Chairman, Bilaspur. Present: Shri Vinay Pandey, counsel for the applicants. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, counsel for the respondent No,3 Petitioners Writ Petition fto. 1717 of 2005 1. Hari Babu Ahirwar, aged about 46 years S/o Late Shri Jagannath Prasad, Fishery Inspector, Sakri Area, Block Takhatpur, Distt. Bilaspur, R/o D-6 Priyadarshani Nagar, Bilaspur (CG). 2. Arvind Sirotiya, aged about 40 years, S/o Shri Chaturbhuj Prasad, Fishery Inspector, Office of D.D.F, Bilaspur (CG). 3. Bramha Prakash Bajpei, aged about 45 years S/o Shri Mahendra Datt, office of D.D.F., Bilaspur (CG). 4. R.N. Mishra, aged about 46 years, S/o Shri Ram Kumar Mishra, Fishery Extension Worker, office of A.D.F., Janjgir Champa (CG). 5. Nain Shah, aged about 45 years, S/o Shri Mohan Lal, Fishery Extension Worker, office of D.D.F. Bilaspur (CG). ^s 6. Z.U. Khan, aged abou^--4< years, S/o Shri H.Khan, Fishery Extension Worker, office A.D.F., Bilaspur (CG). 7. B.U. Kazi, aged about 45 years, S/o Shri H.U. Kazi, Fishery tnspector, office of A.D.F, Janjgir Champa (CG). Respondents Versus 1. Union of India, acting through Secretary, Personnel and Training, Government of India, New Delhi. 2. The State of Madhya Pradesh, acting through the Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal (MP). 3. The Director (Fisheries) Government of Madhya Pradesh Satpuda Bhawan, Bhopal (MP). 4. The State of Chhattisgarh, acting through the Secretary, Department of Fisheries, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 5. The Director (Fisheries) Government of Chhattisgarh Telibandha, Raipur (CG). Present: Shri K.A. Ansari, Senior Advocate with Smt. Meera Ansari & Shri S.l. Ali, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri Ajay Barik, Advocate appearing on behalf of Shri S.K. Beriwal, Standing Counsel forthe Union of India/respondent No. 1. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for i^e State. Petitioners Writ Petition (Sl No. 6092 of 2006 1. Shri Pooran Singh Patel S/o K.L. Patel, aged about 45 years, Fisheries Inspector, O/o The Joint Director, Fisheries, District, Raipur R/o S.M. 2, Shiva Mandir Lane, Awantivihar, Raipur. 2. ShriV.P. Goswami S/o Shri Balram Puri Goswami, aged about 49 years, Fisheries Inspector, O/o Joint Director, Fisheries, Raipur. 3. Shri G.K. Upadhyaya S/o Shri Gopal Krishna Upadhyaya, aged about 47 years, O/o Directorate of Fisheries, C.G. Raipur, R/o 43/912 Behind Shyamnagar School, Shyamnagar, Raipur. Respondents 4. Shri Ram Gopal Bohre S/o SjyKTagdish Prasad Bohre, Aged aborft 46 years, Fisheries Inspector, O/o Joint Director, Fisheries, Raipur, R/o 882, Near Pahadi Talab, Sundar Nagar, "Pragati Chowk" Raipur. 5. Shri K.L. Jiawal, S/o Shri Sahasram Jaiswal, aged about 46 years, Professors Colony, Behind Purani Basti, Raipur. 6. Shri Virendra Sing Jadon S/o Shri Ramsingh Jadon, aged about 49 years, O/o Deputy -Director Fisheries, Bilaspur, R/o Flat No. 702, Green Garden Colony, Opposite Minocha Colony, Bilaspur. 7. Shri Ulfati Pawan S/o Shri Kanchan Pawan, aged about 47 years, O/o Joint Director, Fisheries, District Raipur R/o S.M. 2, C/o P.S. Patel, Shiva Mandir Lane, Awantivihar, Raipur. 8. Shri Anil Kumar Hazari S/o Shri Badri Prasad Hazari, aged about 47 years, O/o Assistant Director Fisheries, Dhamtari, CG. Vereys 1. The State of Chhattisgarh Through the Secretary, Agriculture (Fisheries) Department, Secretariat, DKS Bhawan, Raipur. 2, The Director of Fisheries Chhattisgarh, Raipur. 3. Shri K.K. Moitra, S/o Late B.P. Moitra, aged about 56 years, A.F.O./F.E.O. C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/C.E.O. FFDA. Distt. Bilaspur. 4. Shri Rajendra Kumar Banjare, S/o Shri M.P. Banjare, aged about 45 years, A.F.O./F.E.O. C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/C.E.O. FFDA, Distt. Durg (CG). 5. Shri Umeshwar Singh S/o Shri Shyam Bahadur Singh, aged about 49 years, A.F.O./F.E.O. C/o Asst. Director of Fisheries , Distt. Bekunthpur (Koriya), CG. 6. Shri Rajesh Kumar Panigrahi S/o Shri S.N. Panigrahi, aged about 44 years, A.F.O/F.E.O. C/o Dy. Director Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Jagadalpur. 7. Shri O.P. Mehara S/o ^Sttri Khuman Singh, aged about 46 years, Fisheries Inspector, C/o Director of Fisheries, Chhattisgarh-Raipur. 8. Shri Mohan Lal Chandrakar S/o Late Sharda Prasad, aged about 48 years, A.F.O./F.E.O. C/o CEO FFDA, Raipur. 9. Shri Sukhranjan Mukharji S/o Late G.C. Mukharji, aged about 47 years, A.F.O./F.E.O. C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Jagdalpur (CG). 10. Shri Yavan Kumar Dindore S/o Shri B.C. Dindore, aged about 45 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Durg (CG). 11. Shri Yenedra Kumar Dilliwar S/o Shri Heman Lal, aged about 46 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Durg (CG). 12. Shri H.G. Mehara S/o Shri K.L. Mehara, aged about 46 years, Fisheries Inspector, C/o Jbint Director of Fisheries, Distt. Raipur (CG). 13. Shri S.K. Divedi S/o Shri S.M. Divedi, aged about 47 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o CEO FFDA, Ambikapur (CG). 14. Shri Ramanand Koushik S/o Shri Babulal Koushik, aged about 49 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Bilaspur (CG). 15. Shri Ajay Kumar Gupta S/o Shri Anandi Lal Gupta, aged about 42 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Joint Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Raipur (CG). 16. Shri Pawan Kumar Dubey S/o Shri Dev Narayan aged about 50 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Joint Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Raipur (CG). 17. Shri R.S. Sahu S/o Shri Ramlal Sahu, aged about 45 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Joint Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Raipur (CG). 18. Shri A.K. Chandraker S/o Shri Asan Lal, aged about 46 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Asstt. Director of Fisheries/CEF FFDA, Distt. Rajnandgaon (CG). 10 19. Shri Sanjay Pandhi Sfo^Shri Anand Prasad Pandhi, aged about 44 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Asstt.. Director of Fisheries, Distt. Dantewada. 20. Shri J.P. Sharma S/o Shri Krishna Prasad, aged about 49 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, -C/o Joint Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Raipur (CG). 21. Shri Bhuwan Lal Verma, S/o Shri Premlal Verma, aged about 46 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Durg (CG). 22. Shri Ramesh Kumar Mahant S/o Shri S.D. Mahant, aged about 49 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Ambikapur (CG). 23. Brij Bhushan Pandey S/o Late Lakhan Ram aged about 48 years, A.F.O./F.E.O, C/o Asstt. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Distt. Kondagaon (CG). 24. Shri SubhSsh Hunka S/o Shri Nathulal, aged about 48 years, Fisheries Inspector, C/o Asstt. Director of Fisheries/CEO, FFDA, Rajnandgaon (CG). 25. Shri Rajendra Singh S/o Shri Ramakant, aged about 44 years, Fisheries Inspector/F.E.W. C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries/CEO FFDA, Durg (CG). 26. Shri R.P. Verma S/o Shri Shiv Shing Verma, aged about 48 years, Fisheries Inspector, C/o Joint Director of Fisheries, Distt. Raipur. Presenti Shri U.N. Awasthy, Senior Advocate with Shri M.K. Sinha, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate (or the State. Shri AJay Dwivedi, Advocate for the Fish Farmer Development Agency. Shri B.P. Sharma, Advocate for the respondent Nos. 7, 12, 14,15, 20 & 23. Writ PetitiotL(S)J^o. 6093of 2006 Petitioners 1. Shri Kaushalendra Mishra S/o Dr. Dineshwar Sharma, aged about 45 years, Assistant Fisheries Officer, O/o The Joint Director Fisheries, District Raipur, MIG 26, Sector-3, Dindayal Upadhyay Nagar, Raipur. Respondents 11 2. Shri Ganesh Prasad Ag^iwal S/o Late Kashiram Agrawal, aged about 47 years, Assistant Fisheries Officer O/o the Joint Director Fisheries, District Raipur, House No. 463, Near Brilliant Coaching Institute, Sector-2, Awanti Vihar, Teli- Bandha, Ravi Gram, Raipur. Versus 1. The State of Chhattisgarh Through the Secretary, Agriculture (Fisheries) Department, Secretariat, DKS Bhawan, Raipur. 2. The Director of Fisheries Chhattisgarh, Raipur. 3. Shri Saroj Kumar Choudhary S/o Dr. A.P. Choudhary, aged about 50 years, Assistant Fisheries Officer, C/o Asstt. Director of Fisheries, Distt. Korba (CG). 4. Shri Rajendra Kumar Singh S/o Shri T.N. Singh, aged about 46 years C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, Raipur (CG). 5. Shri Asalam Khan S/o Shri Ahmid Khan, aged about 48 years, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, Distt. Ambikapur (CG). 6. Shri Dinesh Kumar Ijardar, aged about 47 years, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, Distt. Bilaspur (CG). 7. Shri Brij Kishore Paliwal S/o Shri H.C. Paliwar, aged about 48 years (allotted C.G. Cadre working in MP), C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, M.P. Bhopal (MP). 8. Shri Virendra Kumar Shrivastava, aged about 49 years (allotted to CG Cadre working in MP), C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, M.P. Bhopal (MP). 9. Shri Kinkar Prasad Choudhary S/o Shri Murlidhar Choudhary, aged about 47 years, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, Distt. Janjgeer (CG). 10. Shri Abdul Mahmud Khan S/o Shri Abdul Khan, aged about 46 years, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, Distt. Bilaspur (CG). 11. Shri Umesh Chand Bhati S/o Balmukund, aged about 47 years, (allotted to CG Cadre working in MP), C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, MP, Bhopal (MP). 12. Shri Shankar Prasad Chourasiya S/o Shri Chhotelal, aged about 44 years, C/o Dy. Director of Fisheries, Distt. Bilaspur (CG). ^e..-""- ^ ^- _^-^. .ft 12 Present: Shri U.N. Awasthy, Senior Advocate with Shri M.K. Sinha, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Kishore Bhaduri, Advocate forthe respondent Nos.3,4,5,6, 9,10 &12. Wj-it PetitjorLLSt No. 1415 of 2007 Petitioner A.K. Kaneria, S/o Shri B.R. Kaneria, aged about 44 years, R/o MIG 1/14, Aditya Nagar, Durg, CG. Respondents Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Fisheries), Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2. The Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Raipur, District Raipur, CG. 3. Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg through President, Durg, CG. Present: Shri N.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. Shri B.P. Sharma, Advocate for the Intervenor. WritPetition (Sl No. 1894 of 2007 Petitioner V.K. Vaidya, S/o Shri Dinesh Chandra Vaidya, aged about 46 years, R/o Aditya Nagar, Durg, CG. Respondents Versys 1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Fisheries), Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG), 2. The Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Raipur, District Raipur, CG. 3. Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg through President, Durg, CG. 13 Presenti Shri N.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. Shri B.P. Sharma, Advocate forthe Intervenor. Petitioner Writ Petition (Sl No. 1895 of 2007 B.R. Meshram, S/o Shri T.R. Meshram, aged about 45 years, R/o Hatri Bazar, Pali, District Korba, CG. Respondents Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh thrpugh the Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Fisheries), Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2. The Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Raipur, District Raipur, CG. 3. Fish Farmer DeVelopment Agency, Durg through President, Durg, CG. Present: Shri N.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. Shri B.P. Sharma, Advocate for the Intervenor. Writ Petition (S) No. 1897 of2007 Petitioner Respondents Saleem Khan S/o Najir Khan, aged about 49 years, R/o Purana Bus Stand Balod, District Durg, CG. Versus » State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Fisheries), Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). The Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Raipur, District Raipur, CG. ^;^.:uais?--^ -1- •»f^--:^ 3. 14 Fish Farmer Development7\gency, Durg through President, Durg, CG. PresenLL Shri N.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates forthe petitioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt, Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. Shri B.P. Sharma, Advocate forthe Intervenor. Petitioner Respondents Writ Petition (S) No. 1900 of 2007 Shrikant Dewangan, S/o Late Shri K.K. Dewangan, aged about 46 years, R/o NewAdarsh Nagar, Durg, CG. Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Fisheries), Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2. The Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Raipur, District Raipur, CG. 3. Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg through President, Durg, CG. Present: Shri N.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate fort'ne State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. Shri B.P. Sharma, Advocate for the Intervenor. WritPetition (Sl No. 1950 of 2007 Petitioner Respondents 1. G.P. Deshmukh, S/o Shri B.S. Deshmukh, aged about 46 years, R/o Naya Amapara (Mohan Nagar) Durg, CG. Versus State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Fisheries), Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2. 3. 15 The Director, Direi Raipur, District Raipur, CG. Fisheries, Fish Farmer Development Agency, Durg through President, Durg, CG. Present: Shri N.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. Petitioner Respondents Writ Petition (S) No. 3461 of 2007 Anil Kumar Tiwari, S/o Shri Gaya Prasad Tiwari, aged about 50 years, R/o H.No. 236/19, Gayatri Colony, Kamla College Road Rajnandgaon, C.G. Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Fisheries),; Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2. The Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Raipur, District Raipur, CG. 3. Fish Farmer Development Agency, Rajnandgaon, through President, Rajanandgaon, CG. Present: Shri^.K. Vyas with Shri Satyendra Sahu, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate with Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. (Passed on _^__ day ofAugust, 2008) This batch of matters involve a common question of law as to whether petitioners are Government employees and fiTrther whether they are entitled to seniority from the date of their initial appointments with promotions and pay scale of the State Government with effect from the same date. 2) The indisputable facts, in brief, are that on 24-5-1982 (Annexure-P/3 to writ petition No.6092/2006) an advertisement was published in Nav Bharat, 16 Raipur, on behalf of the Directorate, Fisheries Department, (^ovgrnment of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, inviting applications for the purpose of training of Fisheries Extension Workers/Fisheries Inspectors. Pursuant to the said advertisement, the petitioners along with others. made applications. They were sent on training for a period of 10 months. Inthe course of training the petitioners entered into an agreement with the Governor of Madhya Pradesh acting through the Director of Fisheries Services of Madhya Pradesh. After completion of training a list of successful candidates was published on 7-10- 1983 & 5-8-1984 (Annexyres-P/5 & P/6 to writ petition No.6092/2006), by the Directorate, Fisheries Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Some of the candidates were appointed in the Government Department as Fisheries Inspectors (for short "Fls"). The names of the petitioners were sent to the Fish Farmers Development Agencies (for short "the FFDAs") for appointment on the post of Fisheries Extension Workers (for short "FEW") vide orders dated 25-10-1983, 12-6-1984 & 5-7-1984 (Annexures-P/8, P/9 & P/10 to writ petition No.6092/2006). It was stated therein that the FFDAs may pass appointment orders and inform accordingly to the Directorate,. Fisheries. It was mentioned in the order that their seniority would be maintained as per the list of the names shown in the order itself. The petitioners were accordingly appq"nted by the Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of FFDAs vide order dated 20-6-1984 and other orders. A copy of one of the appointment orders was annexed in writ petition No.1717/2005 as Annexure-P/12. Thereafter, the petitioners continued to work on the same post. 3) The State Government took a decision on 11-5-2006 (Annexure-P/1 to writ petition No.6092/2006), on the basis of.proposal dated 22-3-2005, to absorb the services of the petitioners working in FFDAs in the Government department with a condition that the pay scale of the employees would be determined on the basis of the date of appointment, but the same would be paid from the date of absorption, the employees would not be entitled to arrears of salary, pensionary benefits would be computed from the date of 17 w ^3 appointment and theirseniority would be determined treatin^ the absorbed employees as Government employees from the date of absorption under the provisions of Chhattisgarh Civil Services (General Conditions of Services) Rules, 1961 (for short "the Rules, 1961"). Thereafter, their seniority was determined and a list was published on 16-5-2006 (Annexure-P/2 to writ petition No. 1895/2007). Being aggrieved, the petitioners have filed this batch of petitions. 4) Writ Petition (S) No.224/2005 : This petition is filed by the Fisheries Extension Officers of FFDAs namely, Anil Kumar Tiwari, Sanjay Lanjewar, N.D.-Tripathi, V.K. Shukla, Koushlendra Mishra, U.S. Tomar, D.P. Bhargava, G.P. Agrawal, V.D. Patel, Devendra Shrivastava & P.K. Vyas before the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal (for short "SAT"), Principal Bench at Jabalpur, being O.A.No.222/1990, seeking a direction to regularize the services of the petitioners in