DEVINDER GUPTA, C. J.

( 1 ) THE Writ Appeals arising out of the common order passed by the learned single judge in W. P. No. 1615 of 2002 and batch dated 20-12-2002 and the Writ Petition no. 4819 of 2002 filed for similar directions as are contained in the common order were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order as they involve consideration of common questions of fact and law.

( 2 ) THE Life Insurance Corporation of india has preferred the appeals challenging the order of the learned Single Judge disposing of the writ petitions with certain directions to the Corporation in the matter of recruitment to the posts, of Sub-staff (Peons) in the Corporation.

( 3 ) THE appellant-Corporation is felt aggrieved against the directions primarily on the ground that the directions issued by the learned Single Judge are contrary to the order passed by the Supreme Court in Civil appeal No. 2104 of 2000 (LIC of India v. G. Sudhakar and others1 ).

( 4 ) IT will be necessary at this stage to take notice of certain facts. The Corporation has been engaging Sub-staff (Peons) on temporary and ad hoc basis for the last several years. Their services were not being regularised and th

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