JUDGMENT :

Biren Vaishnav, J.

1. Rule returnable forthwith. Mr. Soaham Joshi learned AGP waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent State.

2. With the consent of learned advocates for the respective parties, the petitions are taken up for final hearing.

3. By way of these petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners who were initially appointed as Revenue Talatis on fixed wage basis and got the benefit of inter district transfer post their period of regular service after five years, seek to challenge the resolutions dated 18.01.2017 and 20.01.2018.

4. The petitioners were appointed as Revenue Talatis in the year 2010 on a fixed pay for a period of five years. For the purpose of considering the issue, chronology of dates of service of petitioner no. 1 are considered. He was appointed on 03.04.2010 for a period of five years. On completion of five years of service, the petitioner was regularized in service vide an order dated 11.04.2016. A request of transfer was made on he being regularized and by an order dated 16.06.2016, the petitioner was transferred from Valsad to range Deesa. The order of transfer would indicate that on his transfer, t