( 1 ) THIS group of five Letters Patent Appeals and two Special Civil Applications is in respect of same subject matter and hence they are being disposed of by this common Judgment. All these Letters Patent Appeals are arising out of the common judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge on 25-1-2001. The appellants No. 1 and 2, in all these Letters Patent Appeals, are Halvad Nagarpalika and its Chief Officer, who were the original-respondents in the Special Civil Applications. Letters Patent Appeals No. 99 to 101 of 2003 had come up for hearing on 1-4-2003, and this Court has admitted the said appeals and stayed the order of the learned Single Judge. The order regarding interim relief in the nature of staying the order of learned Single Judge was passed in Civil Applications No. 7569, 7647 and 7567 of 2002. Letters Patent Appeal No. 1202 and 1203 of 2002 and Civil Applications No. 27 of 2003 as well as 7568 of 2002 had come up for hearing before the Division Bench, comprising of Honble Mr. Justice B. J. Shethna and Honble Mr. Justice A. L. Dave, on 2-4-2003 and the order regarding admission was passed and matters were ordered to be heard along with Letters Patent Appeals No. 99, 100 and 101 of 2003. The Civil Applications were also ordered to be heard along with the main Letters Patent Appeals. That is how these two Letters Patent Appeals are also placed before us for final disposal. As far as Special Civil Applications No. 9130 and 9547 of 2002 are concerned, they were placed for hearing before the learned Single Judge on 5-2-2003 and the learned Single Judge [coram: Ravi R. Tripathi, J. ] has thought it fit to place the said two matters before the Division Bench for hearing as the Division Bench was seized with the Letters Patent Appeals. That is how these two Special Civil Applications are also placed before us for final disposal.

( 2 ) AS far as the Letters Patent Appeals No. 1202 and 1203 of 2002 as well as Letters Patent Appeals No. 99, 100 and 101 of 2003 are concerned, the appellants, namely Halvad Nagarpalika and its Chief Officer have challenged the order of the learned Single Judge of this Court passed on 25. 1. 2001 directing the present appellants to reinstate forthwith the petitioners in their respective petitions, as daily wagers keeping the option open for the present appellants to take necessary steps for retrenchment of the said petitioners who are respondents in the present appeals in accordance with law. It was also recorded by the learned Single Judge that these respondents who were the original-petitioners waived their right to receive monetary benefits for the period commencing from their termination till the date of the judgment of the learned Single Judge.

( 3 ) AS far as Special Civil Applications No. 9130 of 2002 and 9547 of 2002 are concerned the former is filed by the Nagarpalika and the latter is filed by the daily wagers. The petitioners in S. C. A. No. 9130 of 2002 have prayed for quashing and setting aside of the order dated 10-1-2002 passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Surendranagar in Reference (LCD) No. 6 of 2001. Petitioners in S. C. A. No. 9547 of 2002 have prayed for directing not to make any change in their service conditions.

( 4 ) IN all these Letters Patent Appeals, the case of the appellant Nagarpalika is that the respondents were daily wagers who were working as Class III and Class IV workmen under the appellant Nagarpalika and on an apprehension of termination of their service, they had filed the Special Civil Applications before this Court and sought the relief against the Nagarpalika that their services would not be terminated without following due process of law. During the pendency of these petitions before the learned Single Judge, the petitioners were relieved from service and hence they have moved an amendment making a prayer for reinstatement in the service. These petitions were allowed by the learned Single Judge on 25-1-2001 by common ju