ORDER

1. The only question involved in the present petitions is whether the petitioners initial appointments were according to the rules. The petitioners are direct recruits. They were appointed as temporary Assistant Engineers in Public Health Department "temporarily till further orders for six months or for a fortnight till after the selection of candidates by the Public Service Commission", (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), "in Public Health Engineering Department Services (Class II)" initially by an appointment letter dated October 25, 1972. These appointments were made pursuant to the advertisement which was issued on June 4, 1972 which had also made it clear that the appointments to the said posts "will be made for a period of six months only, in the first instance. In the meantime, the posts will be advertised by the Public Service Commission, Madhya Pradesh and the candidates will be required to appear before the Commission as fresh entrants at their own costs and, if selected, will be allowed to continue in service. The services of others will stand automatically terminated". It appears that within about four months - to be precise, on February 19, 1973, the gove