ORDER :

1. The present batch of writ petitions have been preferred by the petitioners against the impugned order dated 04.11.2016 (Annexure-P/1) passed by the respondent authorities, so far as it relates to deprivation of pension. The petitioners are seeking pensionary benefits and arrears of pay from the date of their initial appointment along with interest.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioners, who were working as Assistant Surgeon, were appointed on adhoc basis in the respondent Department in the years 1985, 1987, 1992 & 1993, as the case may be, and have been subsequently regularized vide impugned order dated 04.11.2016 (Annexure-P/1), but their past services have not been counted, as such they are not entitled for pensionary benefits, however, some of the Assistant Surgeons have been regularized from the date of their initial appointment and were granted the consequential benefits, but the petitioners were deprived of the same, however, oral assurance was given to the petitioners that they would be regularized from the date of their initial appointments and vide letter dated 05.08.2016, the medical officers who were appointed before 31.12.1997 were assured to be r