( 1 ) THIS is writ petition filed by petitioners under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India alleging that they have been working as daily-rated workers under the respondent Corporation on the post of "safal Karamchari" for more than 240 days and are entitled to be regularised to the said posts, but the respondent is in a malafide manner continuing them as daily-rated workers as a result whereof their salaries are considerably lower than the salaries paid to permanent employees appointed to similar posts and performing similar work and have prayed for-

" (A) issue of a writ of mandamus directing, the respondents for continuation of the services of the petitioners on the post of "safai Karmachari". (b) a direction to the respondents for regularising the services of the petitioners and to appoint them in the permanent post of their services whenever, vacancy in the permanent post of their service will occur. (c) that the respondents may kindly he prohibited or restrained by issuance of a writ of prohibition to disturb the continuance of the services of the petitioners; (d) that the respondents may kindly be directed to pay the same emoluments to the petitio