( 1 ) THIS Letters Patent Appeal arises out of the order passed by the learned single Judge in special Civil Application No. 3965 of 1999. The petitioners contended that their services are pensionable and their services cannot be terminated without following the procedure.

( 2 ) 14 persons, by filing a joint petition approached this Court by making a statement that they were working as Rojamdars (daily wagers) since 1970. In the petition, the period of service is not clearly set out so as to say that they have completed particular period as mentioned in the Resolution/notification published by the Government of Gujarat through its Roads and Building Department being resolution No. WCE 1588/5/i-G. 2 dated october 17, 1988. The period of service or the days for which they worked in a particular year is not mentioned anywhere in the petition. So far as the nature of the work is concerned, they have come out with a case that they were engaged in the cleaning of canals by taking out mud which used to accumulate occasionally in the canal. They also used to clean the opening and closing the water outlets to the smaller canals, repair of the canals, trimming of the three bra