Sonia Gokani, J.

1. RULE in the respective matters. The formal service of notice of Rule in the respective matters is waived by the learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents. The Rule is fixed forthwith in the respective matters.

All these writ petitions, preferred under Articles 14, 16 & 226 of the Constitution of India, since involve identical questions of law and facts, and therefore, by way of this common judgment, they have been taken up for adjudication together. Facts necessary for the purpose of adjudication are drawn from Special Civil Application No. 13621 of 2014 as well as Special Civil Application No. 13145 of 2014.

PETITIONERS' VERSION:

2. The facts, in capsulized form, read thus:

2.1 Petitioners of Special Civil Application No. 13621 of 2014 are possessing Diploma in Civil Engineering. They were appointed to the post of Technical Assistant on different dates between 16th June 2008 and 1st March 2012 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment GuaScheme on contractual basis for a fixed term of 11 months. Such appointment came to be renew