K.S. JHAVERI, J.-Rule. Service of notice of rule has been waived by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respective respondents. With the consent of both the sides, the matters are heard finally today.

The petitioners herein were appointed on the post of Assistant (Junior Clerk) by respondent no.4, District Court, Jamnagar, vide different orders passed between 2006 to 2008. The petitioners were appointed on the said post, in pursuance of the selection process undergone by all the eligible candidates, whose names were forwarded to respondent no.4 by the District Employment Exchange. The petitioners have been discharging their duties as such since their date of appointment.

2. On 15.02.2012 the High Court of Gujarat published an Advertisement for filling up 2084 posts of Assistant (Junior Clerk) on regular basis. The petitioners apprehend that they would be removed from service by the respondents in order to accommodate candidates who shall be selected in pursuance of the Advertisement in question.

3. The petitioners have, therefore, preferred the present petition for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction that the petitioners hav