JUDGMENT

D V S S Somayajulu, J. - This writ petition is filed by the petitioners, who have recruited as "Retainers" in the Legal Department of the first respondent-company. They were recruited pursuant to an advertisement in September, 2014. The appointment orders were given to them on 20.12.2014 and the same were periodically extended from time to time. As the respondents recently published a fresh notice/advertisement on 09.12.2020 calling applications for the post of Assistant Manager (2 legal posts) on a contract basis, the present writ petition is filed questioning the said advertisement as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the law laid down in the case of State of Haryana and others v. Paira Singh and others, (1992) 4 SCC 118. The consequential prayer is to direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners.

2. The learned counsel for petitioner states that the facts are not in serious dispute. It is very clearly mentioned in the initial appointment dated 20.12.2014 itself that the petitioners were working on contract basis, which shall come to an end on the