ORDER :

1. Petitioners, 115 in number, filed the above writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, seeking regularization of their services with effect from their respective dates of their appointments, to recognize the seniority, to pay time scale salary and to pay interim relief at the rate of 27 percent to the petitioners on par with the regular lecturers, to provide all the service facilities and monetary benefits etc.

2. 1st petitioner deposed to the affidavit on her behalf and on behalf of other petitioners. In the writ affidavit, it was contended inter alia that petitioners have been working as lecturers in various Government Junior Colleges in different Districts of Andhra Pradesh for more than ten years rising up to twenty years. Respective College committees appointed petitioners as Junior Lecturers on contract basis. The committees by applying pressure and coercion obtained signatures on prepared bonds. Petitioners were constrained to sign on the said bonds as they were in dire need of employment for their sustenance. Initially petitioners were paid Rs.5,000/- in rural areas and Rs.4,000/- urban areas towards their monthl