1. In this group of petitions, the challenge is common. The petitioners in each of these petitions are different groups of workers engaged by the Bhiwandi Nizampura City Municipal Corporation. All these matters are taken up for hearing together because the petitioner's counsel agreed that their cases could be covered by facts in Writ petition no.568 of 2018. Mr. Pai, the learned counsel for the petitioners had mentioned these group of matters on 15th January, 2018 in view of the proposed action of the Corporation to revert the petitioners to their respective parent posts. After notice to the respondents, interim protection came to be granted whereby the Corporation was directed not to act upon the impugned order directing the petitioners to be reverted to their original posts, it was felt that the petition should be heard finally. Accordingly, I issue Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service. By consent of all counsel, the matters were taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission.

2. Before dealing with the facts, it would be appropriate to g