VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J

1. These writ petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the petitioners who are working as Assistant Professors with the respondent no.1 as contractual appointees. Petitioner seeks their regularization of their services. The prayers made in the petitions are identical and for the purpose of convenience the relevant prayer clauses of WP(C) No. 10368/2016 are reproduced below:

“PRAYER

In view of the foregoing, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to:-

(i) Pass an appropriate Writ for quashing the Impugned Advertisement dated 17.10.2016, issued by the Respondent No.1 University, for being violative of the Petitioner’s Fundamental Rights under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India;

(ii) Pass an appropriate Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other writ directing the Respondents to regularize the services of the Petitioner to the post of Assistant Professor in the Electronics & Communications Engineering Department of the Respondent University in terms of the policy decision of Respondent No.2 vide Order dated 19.10.2015;

(iii) Pass an appropriate Writ in the nature of a Mandamus or