1. By this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 11 petitioners seek regularization of their services with the respondent no.1/Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation Limited. Petitioners claim that they should be regularized inasmuch as they were appointed against vacancies in sanctioned posts and they met the eligibility criteria/qualifications for being appointed to the posts in question being the posts of Helper/Attendant.

2. The advertisement pursuant to which petitioners were appointed is dated 26.6.2007 and this advertisement reads as under:-

“ ADVERTISEMENT

DTTDC required Helper/Attendant for short period

Qualification 8th passed, desire experienced qualification is two years, Maximum age 25 years for (General), 30 years for (SC/ST), 28 years for (OBC). Interview shall be take place at Garden of Five Senses, Said-Ul-Ajaib, Mehrauli Badarpur Road, New Delhi on dated 27/06/2007 at 10:30 AM. Aspiring applicants may please bring their educational certificate and experience certificates on the above mention date for the interview.

General Manager”

3. A reference to the aforesaid advertisement shows that by the advertisement appointme