ORDER

1. The District and Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra (Haryana) invited applications for appointment to the two posts of process server. The selection was held out of 600 applicants and merit list was prepared. In April 2002 two fresh posts of process server fell vacant and out of the merit list four persons were appointed on 22-4-2002.

2. On 24-4-2002, seven more posts of process server were created in the Sessions Court, Kurukshetra by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. Thereafter on 8-5-2002, the District and Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra issued order of appointment to the present appellants as they were having ranks from 5 to 12 in the merit list. However, the services of these appellants were terminated on 24-9-2002. The appellants challenged this order before the High Court by filing a writ petition. The following order was passed by the Division Bench of the High Court:

"We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners at length and perused the record of the case.

No case is made out to interfere with the impugned order dated 24-9-2002 .... Dismissed."

3. Grievance of the appellants is that before the services were terminated, the District and Sessions Judge, Kurukshet