U.P.Singh, J.

1. By the impugned order contained in Annexure-1 services of these petitioners have been terminated on the ground that their appointments were irregular.

2. The petitioners were validly appointed by the Respondent No. 3, the appointing authority, and they completed three years of service in Class III and Class IV in various Health Centres. Some of them were already confirmed on the post held by them. Petitioners 1 to 11 are Class III Government Servants, and 12 to 18 are Class IV Government Servants. In pursuance of advertisement issued from time to time, the petitioners submitted their applications and were appointed to different categories of posts in the scale of pay as mentioned in paragraph 4 of the writ application. They continued as such uninterrupted for long three years without any complaints against them. As alleged in the impugned order. it was pointed out by the respondents, that the appointment of these petitioners were not made in consonance with some orders of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms and that formed the basis for termination of the service. As against this, the petitioners have affirmatively asserted that they were