( 1 ) DELAY condoned.

( 2 ) LEAVE granted.

( 3 ) WE have heard learned counsel on both sides.

( 4 ) THE writ petitioners in the High Court as well as the State have come up in these appeals. It is not necessary for us to elaborate all the material facts and also the contentions advanced in the High Court. Suffice it to state that the High Court of Patna in the impugned order dated 21/11/1995 in CWJC Nos. 2093/89 and 3072/90 directed the Government to identify the vacancies existing as on 31/12/1987 and available for appointment from among the candidates in the waiting list as recommended by the Public Service Commission to the Assistant Engineers (Civil ). The High Court also found that the 200 posts earmarked by the Government in their resolution dated 16/06/1987 were intended for Engineers in Rural Engineering Organisation but the writ petitioners have no right to be appointed up to those posts from the wait listed candidates.

( 5 ) SHRI Gopal Subramaniam, learned senior counsel appearing for the writ petitioners contended that since the Public Service Commission had rejected the request of the State Government to regularise the ad hoc employees holding these 200 posts in the Gov