Judgment

G.P. Mathur, J.—Leave granted.

2. This petition, by special leave, has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 21.11.2002 of Orissa High Court by which the review petition filed by the appellants for reviewing the order dated 7.12.1999 was disposed of with certain directions.

3. Respondent No.1, Sadashib Behera passed certificate examination in welders trade from Industrial Training Institute in the year 1992. Thereafter, he did one year apprenticeship training in the welders trade with Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. It appears that some appointments were to be made in Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. for which purpose he was called for interview, but he was not given any appointment order. He then filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution being OJC No. 13025 of 1996, praying that a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the appellants in the present appeal to give him appointment on the post of Welder. Reference in the writ petition was made to the judgment and order dated 3.9.1996 of the High Court passed in OJC No. 644 of 1996 which indicated that some vacancies still existed in the establishment. The appellants herein, who were respondents in the writ petit