JUDGMENT

N. P. SINGH, J.:—The appellants in Civil Appeals Nos.722 and 723 of 1993 had been appointed as Assistant District Government Counsel (Criminal) to appear in different criminal cases, on behalf of the State, in different Courts in the District of Moradabad. They filed the connected Writ Applications before the High Court, against the decision of the State Government, refusing to extend their term for a further period of three years, which were dismissed by the High Court.

2. It appears that the appellants, except appellant No. 3, Gopal Sharma, had been appointed by Government Order dated 25-2-91, as Assistant District Government Counsel (Criminal) in the District of Moradabad, in accordance with the provisions of Section 24 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter referred to as the Code) and the Legal Remembrancer Manual (hereinafter referred to as "the Manual) against the substantive vacancies. Appellant No. 3, however, had been appointed on 13-12-1990. The last date of the tenure of the appellants, other than appellant No. 3, as mentioned in the aforesaid Government Order dated 25-2-1991 was 31-12-1991. The tenure of appellant No. 3 was up to 13-12-1991. It is not in