JUDGMENT

Markandey Katju, J.—These appeals have been filed against the impugned judgment of the Guwahati High Court, Imphal Bench dated 9.6.1999 in Writ Appeal Nos. 97 of 1995 and 14 to 17 of 1996.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. It appears that the respondents had filed several writ petitions in the Guwahati High Court inter alia praying that their services be regularized in the Home Guards and that they be given regular pay scales.

4. The learned Single Judge by his judgment directed the State Government to regularize the services of the writ petitioners and to grant them all service benefits, including pensionary benefits, as are payable to government employees holding civil posts. The learned Single Judge also directed that the services of the employees who have put in 10 years of service in the Home Guards should be regularized. The learned Single Judge further directed amendment of the Rules and the Act.

5. Against the said judgment of the learned Single Judge an appeal was filed before the Division Bench.

6. The Division Bench held that the learned Single Judge had no power to direct amendment of the Act and the Rules, and we fully agree with th