JUDGMENT

Jyoti Singh, J. - Petitioners herein were initially inducted by the Respondent as Trainee Pilots and subsequently released as First Officer. Those in permanent employment have been promoted to various ranks thereafter and out of those employed under the Fixed Term Contracts, some Petitioners were promoted to the rank of Captain, while the others were First Officers at the time of filing the present petitions.

2. Challenge is laid in the present petitions to the orders passed by the Respondent on 13.08.2020, except in W.P.(C) 5599/2020 where the impugned order is dated 15.08.2020 and W.P.(C) Nos. 8625/2020 and 8626/2020, where the impugned orders are both dated 16.10.2020, whereby Respondent has accepted the resignations tendered by the Petitioners, after the same were withdrawn by them, well before their acceptance. Mandamus is sought for a direction to the Respondent to reinstate the Petitioners, who were serving as permanent employees, with all consequential benefits of continuity of service, seniority, back wages etc. Petitioners, who were employed on Fixed Term Contracts, have sought directions to the Respondent to abide by their appointment letters and terms of the Cont