( 1 ) BY this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioners who are working in the offices of the various courts in District kolhapur, which are under control and supervision of the District Judge, Kolhapur, are seeking cancellation and/or revocation of the orders of recovery, both dated 12. 2. 1996, exhs. 's' and T to the petition and the order passed on the representation of the petitioners dated 21. 8. 1996 and 18. 9. 1996 at Exhs. V and 'y' to the petition. Consequently, the petitioners have prayed for such relief as they would be entitled to if the main reliefs as prayed for by them are granted.

( 2 ) THE factual matrix involved in the above petition is stated thus :

"the petitioners are working as junior clerks in various court offices in the District of kolhapur within the controul and jurisdiction of the respondent No. 4 i. e. The District judge, Kolhapur. At the time when the petition was filed, the petitioners Nos. 1,18 and 21 were working in the office of the respondent No. 4 as Senior Clerks. The petitioners nos. 2, 4 and 22 were working as Stenographers and the petitioner No. 6 was working as Clerk-cum-Stenographer. I