U. P. Singh, J.

1. These writ applications have been filed by the petitioners under articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for a direction to the respondents concerned to regularise their services as lecturers in the bihar Institute of Silk and Textiles, bhagalpur. Since they are performing the same functions as that of the regular lecturers, they have claimed payment of the same salary and allowances which are being paid to regular and permanent lecturers from the date of their continuous employment.

2. The Bihar Institute of Silk and Textiles, bhagalpur, was started in the year 1922 in the name of Government silk Institute and continued until 1978. During those days, one certificate course in Sericulture, Silk Weving and Silk dyeing-Printing was being conducted for the Matriculates who were utilised by the Government for managing different schemes in lower cadre. During the earlier period, besides imparting training, the Institute was functioning as a nuclear point for planning and steering of all Sericulture and Silk programmes of this State. Considering the paucity of highly qualified technical persons in the State and industries as a whole, the Government de