JUDGMENT :

Ramesh Sinha, CJ.

1. WA No. 395/2023 and WA No. 397/2023 arises out of judgment dated 27.06.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No. 2485/2015 and other connected matters. Since both these appeals arise out of a common order, they are being considered and disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The facts, in brief, as projected by the appellants in both the appeals are that are that an advertisement dated 10.03.2015 was issued by Chief Executive Officer, (for short, the CEO) Zila Panchayat Korea, inviting applications for appointment on the post of Panchayat Secretary in Zila Panchayat Korea, District Korea. The appellants participated in the said proceedings and they were selected on the post of Panchayat Secretary. The appellants were appointed on 22.06.2015. They were earlier appointed as Rojgar Sahayak and after their selection as a Panchayat Secretary, they resigned from the post of Rojgar Sahayak and had joined on the post of Panchayat Secretary on 06.07.2015, 03.07.2015 and 03.07.2015. All the appellants were working on the post of Rojgar Sahayak for the last more than 8 years. The appellants are holding the requisite qualifications for appointment on the p