JUDGMENT :

P. B. BAJANTHRI, J.

1. In these bunch of petitions, petitioners have sought for quashing endorsements issued to each of the petitioners (Annexure - A, A1 to A75). Further, they have sought for direction to the second respondent to regularize their services in the post of Accounting Consultants from their initial date of appointment and to extend the pay scale attached to the post of Accounts in the pay scale of Rs.16,000-29,600/- (Rs.8000-14,800) in the light of the decision passed in W.P.Nos.47587-47591/2012 (Ann.AS).

2. The State Government evolved a policy relating to maintaining books of accounts in each and every local bodies like Municipality or City Corporation. In this regard, the Deputy Commissioner was empowered to recruit Accounting Consultants in the respective Municipalities/Corporation under KMRP Project for Implementation of FBAS with qualification of B'com graduate vide order dated 14.02.2007. On 25.06.2007, petitioners were appointed under the Municipal Reforms Project (KMR) on temporary contract basis as Accounting Consultants but in subsequent docum