1. Rule in all the petitions. Rule returnable forthwith. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Since, common question of law arises in all these petitions, they are being disposed of by common judgment.

2. All the petitioners, in the present writ petitions (hereinafter referred to as .the petitioners. for the sake of brevity) claim common relief for protection of their services in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in State of Maharashtra vs Milind and Others; 2001 (1) Mh. L. J. 1 (hereinafter referred to as .Milind's Case. for the sake of brevity) as they were appointed prior to 28.11.2000, on which date the judgment was delivered by the Hon'ble Apex Court. The petitioners claimed to be belonging to Halba- Scheduled Tribe which is listed at Sr.No.19 in the Presidential Order 1950 and obtained caste certificate from the competent Authority showing them to be belonging to Halba-Scheduled Tribe. The petitioners, on the basis of caste certificates, secured employment with the respondents. The Caste Certificates of the petitioners, thereafter, in due course were sent for scrutiny by the respondents to the Scheduled Tribe Caste Scrutiny Committee an