Tirath S. Thakur, J.—"Long holidays and Short working hours" is the burden of the claim made in these Writ Petitions, which call in question Circular Nos. 6, 10 & 31 dated 22.4.1991, 5.8.1991, and 7.2.1995 respectively issued by the Respondent-Corporation. By these Circulars Ministerial staff posted in Depots, Control points, Stores and workshops have been asked to work for 8 hours a day be entitled to a total of 10 valid holidays during the span of One year. The petitioners contend that the increase in the working hours from 6 1/2 hours to 8 hours a day and the decrease in the number of holidays from twenty two per year to a bare ten is illegal and amounts to changing their service conditions to their prejudice without the authority of law and contrary to the provisions of the Statutes applicable to them. The facts are few and may be stated first:

2. The petitioners are working as Clerks, Cashiers, Typists, Junior Assistants, Supervisors etc., and are presently posted in different Depots, Regional workshops, Divisional workshops and Divisional Stores of the respondent-Corporation in the State of Karnataka. They are known to be the ministerial staff of the Corporation as distin