ORDER :

(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE L. S. PIRZADA)

1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Gaurang H. Bhatt for the appellant, learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms.Vaishnavi Verma and learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms.Krishna Desai for the respondent No.1 – State, learned advocate Ms.Bhargavi G. Thakar for respondent No.2 in Letters Patent Appeal Nos.1294 of 2025 and 1331 of 2025 and learned advocate Mr.Himanish J. Japee for respondent No.2 in Letters Patent Appeal No.1349 of 2025.

2. At the outset, learned advocates for the respective parties submitted that the present Letters Patent Appeals have been preferred by the appellant – Panchayat against the impugned Judgment and Order dated 23.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in the petitions filed by the respective original petitioners being Special Civil application Nos.13010 of 2024, 13046 of 2024, 13707 of 2024 and 13750 of 2024 and 13762 of 2024.

3. Factual matrix of the case are that the respondent No.2 - original petitioners in all the appeals had been appointed on compassionate basis as Class-III employees on fix pay of Rs.2500/- per month. Thereafter, they were appointed on regular pay-scale on monthly salary of Rs.7730/-.