JUDGMENT - GOKHALE H.L., J.:—This writ petition filed by four employees of the Higher and Technical Education Department of the State Government, principally seeks regularisation of their services from the date they were initially taken in the service of the State Government. The petitioners prior to their joining in the State Government, worked as Coders under the Directorate of Census Operations which is a Department of the Central Government. That was in the year 1980-81 onwards and that was for various periods ranging from one year and seven to ten months in the case of the first petitioner and three years and ten months in the case of the fourth petitioner. They were subsequently relieved from the particular assignment given to them under the Census Operations with effect from 31st January, 1984 by virtue of the order issued by the Directorate of Census Operations on that date. The relieving order stated that the appointment was terminated because of the reduction in establishment which resulted on completion of the work in connection with which the appointments were made.

2. In view of the representations of the employees, the State Government took a compassionate view and som

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